Australasian Lawyer

NSW Supreme Court dismisses doctor’s bias claims against legal services commissioner

Court finds allegations of cronyism and improper purpose disclosed no reasonable cause of action

WA Supreme Court orders removal of practitioner from roll for threatening texts to client’s family

Tribunal finds conflict of interest in his involvement in family violence restraining order matter

Federal Court weighs legal opinion when approving settlement of disability discrimination suit

Opinion had value though discrimination practitioner, not family lawyer, would have been preferable

UK firm Stowe Family Law acquires Emera Family Law

This marks the second Australian firm Stowe has picked up

UK appeals court lauds legal team’s flagging of error in imprisonment for public protection sentence

Lawyers facilitated the release of a prisoner who had been serving the unlawfully imposed sentence

Firms announce additions to leadership, senior ranks

Three made C-suite, exec director appointments while others announced new partners

Paul Woods: ‘Sometimes the best supervision and mentoring is giving a lawyer freedom to do things’

The Maddocks CEO shares how his experience working in London helped shape this philosophy

NSW Supreme Court’s Equity Division to add barrister Richard Scruby in September

He has focused on corporations, commercial law, equity, insolvency, taxation

Full Federal Court affirms $14m penalty against City Beach for button battery standard breaches

Judge stresses danger of batteries, which can injure children who swallow them

Victoria Bar warns against politicisation of courts following appeals court split pitch

The Opposition unveiled a plan to establish a Court of Criminal Appeal and a Court of Civil Appeal

Slater and Gordon Lawyers to represent woman in Sydney Swans sexual assault matter

Carbone Lawyers is acting for two others involved in the incident

Victoria Supreme Court returns to Magistrates’ Court request to adjourn matter to Drug Court

Magistrate will consider whether accused might be eligible for drug and alcohol treatment order

Tech Justice Law demands transparency as OpenAI rolls out ChatGPT for Teens

Executive director Meetali Jain said OpenAI could not be held to its word if self-policed

Law Council establishes justice impact assessment framework for laws evaluation

The body called for adequate funding to cover the costs of new laws, policies and programs

Attorney-general flags potential privacy concerns in smart glasses trend

Women and children could be disproportionately impacted by the use of such technology

Government announces expansion of sexual violence legal services pilots into all states, territories

Investment of $19.6m aims to support boosted access to restorative justice