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Justice Tottle rules in favour of Linda Reynolds in her defamation proceedings against Brittany Higgins, sovereign citizen Dezi Freeman tries to arrest magistrate.
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Former WA senator Linda Reynolds wins defamation battle against Brittany Higgins - ABC News
‘There’s no one like Martin’: Linda Reynolds’ obsessive lawyer [AFR paywall]
Martin Bennett sleeps only three or four hours each night, and is much-feared within the West Australian legal profession.
Linda Reynolds wins defamation battle against Brittany Higgins - Law Report - Apple Podcasts
Guest: Defamation Law expert Dr Jessica Lake from Melbourne University Law School
Jacinta Price seeks to crowdfund $320,000 by month’s end to fight defamation suit [SMH paywall]
In an email sent to her mailing list with the subject line “They’d love me silent”, the firebrand senator asked supporters to donate to her legal costs.
CFMEU not liable for ‘dead dog’ aside [The Australian paywall]
The Federal Court has awarded $14,000 compensation to a Qube manager over a union member’s threat.
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The Federal Court Amendment (2025 Measures No. 1) Rules 2025 have been registered on the Federal Register of Legislation and will commence on 2 September 2025. These Rules introduce a range of amendments to the Federal Court Rules 2011 including those relating to the:
inspection of documents; parties, or their lawyers, attending hearings; parties filing a notice of address for service; service of originating documents; time for filing a notice of address for service; time for filing a notice of discontinuance; varying or setting aside a judgment or order before it has been entered; powers of the Court that may be exercised by a Registrar in Schedule 2; and costs allowable for work done and services performed in Schedule 3.
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