X Corp loses in FCAFC

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• Federal Court rejects X appeal against notice to explain sharing of child abuse material - ABC News

   

  • X Corp v eSafety Commissioner [2025] FCAFC 99
     

• Bruce Lehrmann claims police destroyed exonerating evidence and pending rape trial should be abandoned, court hears | Queensland | The Guardian
   

• Federal Court judge throws out Police Union Victoria unpaid overtime claim - ABC News
   

  • Police Federation of Australia (Victoria Police Branch) v Chief Commissioner of Police (Victoria) [2025] FCA 865
     

• Sam Groth’s wife Brittany publicly defends couple’s relationship as they threaten legal action against minister | Victorian politics | The Guardian
   

• Convicted sex offender Gareth Ward faces reckoning in NSW parliament - ABC News
   

  • Convicted rapist Gareth Ward weighing defamation options, court told [SMH paywall]

    A NSW judge has raised questions about whether Ward would be able to prove a Sydney radio broadcast caused serious harm to his reputation.
      

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• Call 1800-HIGH-COURT [Capital Brief paywall]

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• Commonwealth Ombudsman report on the operation of the Public Interest Disclosure Act | Our ministers – Attorney-General’s portfolio
   

  • Office of the Commonwealth Ombudsman Public Interest Disclosure Scheme Biannual Report 1 July 2024 – 31 December 2024

     

• ‘Wet dildo’ comment likely to end Sydney lawyer’s career [The Daily Telegraph paywall]

  A Sydney solicitor seems to have blown up his career in spectacular fashion after a series of outrageous comments he posted on social media during the Covid-19 pandemic came back to bite him.
   

  • Council of the Law Society of New South Wales v Buckley [2025] NSWCATOD 98 (29 July 2025)
     

• Championing the Regions with Former Judge Alexander (Sandy) Horneman-Wren SC –The Callover – Apple Podcasts

  On this episode of The Callover, we are thrilled to speak with Former Judge Alexander (Sandy) Horneman-Wren SC. A champion of all things regional Queensland – whether that be the development of the legal profession or the arts – he is known for his excellent humour, generosity of spirit and eloquence.

  Former Judge Horneman-Wren was called to the bar in 1993, took silk in 2009 and was appointed as Judge of the District Court of Queensland in 2012 where he served until December 2024. He has also held appointments in the Children’s Court, the Planning and Environment Court and as Deputy President of the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal. On this episode, we discuss his journey from articled clerk to the bench, and his reflections from a life in the law.
   

• HH Judge Nola Karapanagiotidis (2022) - William and Lonsdale - Lives in the Law - Apple Podcasts

  Today, we revisit our conversation with Her Honour Nola Karapanagiotidis.

  Before becoming a Country Court Judge in 2021, Nola had a variety of experiences in the law, beginning as an articled clerk at Victoria Legal Aid all the way to the bar, with a large amount of pro bono work along the way. Interestingly, Nola is the first female Greek / Australian County Court Judge in Victoria. Her parents migrated from Greece in the 1960s with no English and limited education. From those humble beginnings, Nola and her brother Kon have had a huge impact on our legal system and it was a pleasure to explore that journey in our conversation.
   

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