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Slate + Gordon deals with the fallout from email ostensibly sent by outgoing Chief People Officer Mari Ruiz-Matthyssen, magistrate prevents use of reports by climate expert as part of activists "sudden or extraordinary emergency” defence
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Law firm slams explosive email as hoax [The Australian paywall]
An email purportedly sent by a senior Slater + Gordon executive to another staffer, containing explosive allegations of dysfunction and savage personal critiques, has been denounced by the embattled law firm.
Slater and Gordon to make police report over mass email revealing salaries [AFR paywall]
The email sent to hundreds of Slater and Gordon staff purports to reveal all staff members’ salaries and performance ratings, as well as the outgoing head of HR’s views on key managers.
Neo-Nazi leader attempts to defer white supremacist march to High Court
Thomas Sewell has told the Ballarat Magistrates Court a white supremacist march he is accused of leading is a constitutional issue.
Telstra found to have misled nearly 9,000 Belong customers over broadband speed claims | ACCC
Urgent legal challenge to Australia's paid deportation to Nauru avoided - ABC News
Exclusive: DSS shares legal letters that help silence church victims | The Saturday Paper
Win for Shaw and Partners in Fortrend Securities row [The Australian paywall]
Fortrend Securities boss Joe Forster has been dealt a double blow in two cases against former staff, now at rival firm Shaw and Partners.
Melbourne law firm wins bid to declass group proceeding over legal advice - Lawyerly [paywall]
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Judgment Writing: Get Smart - The Hon Justice Robert Beech-Jones
Kendrick Lamar and Japanese punk: Meet Victoria’s new chief justice [AFR paywall]
Richard Niall, KC, was welcomed to his new role this week, and was provided with some advice by the current head of the Federal Court.
Video - Court Dog Program expands to Sydney, Parramatta, and Newcastle - Law Society Journal
What happens if there's a hung Parliament? - Anne Twomey - YouTube
This video addresses what happens if a hung Parliament is elected at the forthcoming federal election in Australia. It addresses the role of the Governor-General, how one determines where confidence lies in the lower House of Parliament, the benefits of incumbency, the conventions that govern the appointment of a Prime Minister and votes of no-confidence. It also discusses the supposed rules which people sometimes claim apply in relation to the appointment of the Prime Minister, and explains why they do not.
The fallout from the trial of Sam Kerr - Law Society Journal
VID1036/2024 - JAYSON LLOYD GILLHAM v MELBOURNE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Chief Justice Mortimer will conduct a hearing in this matter Monday, 24 February 2025, at 10:15am AEDT.
To observe the hearings remotely, you can access the livestream here: youtube.com/@FederalCourtA…
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— Federal Court of Australia (@fedcourtau)
3:00 AM • Feb 21, 2025
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