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The statement on behalf of X can be found here.
the decision requiring a retrial can be found here - TechnologyOne Limited v Roohizadegan [2021] FCAFC 137 (5 August 2021)
The Snitch: State MP’s mystery slander case against radio station [Daily Telegraph paywall]
Why is a state MP Gareth Ward suing for defamation? Can Bruce Lehrmann still become a lawyer? And which judge hates being wished a good morning?
Tax specialist renews court claims over Lendlease spat [The Australian paywall]
A former Greenwoods & Herbert Smith Freehills tax lawyer is pushing ahead with legal action against his old firm after raising concerns over the tax treatments of client Lendlease.
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In case you missed our Linkedin post from last week - Could judges of the High Court be forced to hear matter where they have a direct financial interest in the outcome?
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What Bruce Lehrmann could do next [AFR paywall]
What if you could take every law, regulation and case in Australia and project them onto a two-dimensional map such that their distance from one another was proportional to their similarity in meaning? What would that look like?
Ratings agency crowns ‘best’ Australian lawyers and firms [The Australian paywall]
From ones to watch to the cream of the crop, here’s some who made the Best Lawyers list, with Sydney the home to more than any other city.
Juror No 3 is a man who appeared to be in his late 20s or early 30s, who is originally from the west coast. He works in corporate law and said that he gets his news from the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal and Google.
Juror No 7 is a man in his late middle age who works as a civil litigator. He is married with children and has never served on a jury. He gets his news from a variety of outlets including the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the New York Post and the Washington Post, and from podcasts.
From Director of Public Prosecutions v Smith [2024] HCATrans 27 (18 April 2024)
Victorian judges sitting out DPP v Smith: classic.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/cth/H…
— #Jeremy Gans (#@jeremy_gans)
3:40 AM • Apr 19, 2024
We’ve all wanted to send a reply like this…
Credit - @cola.baby and @questauthority.bsky.social on bsky and u/Chiqqadee on Reddit
American lawyers lol
— #Vaxatious Litigant 💉⚖️👨⚖️ (#@ExposingNV)
2:05 AM • Apr 20, 2024
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