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A class action accusing the New South Wales government of unfair persecution of south coast Indigenous groups for engaging in cultural fishing practices has slammed the state's defence as “poor in the extreme”.
A seasoned planning and environment player will be the ninth new partner to join the K&L Gates ranks this year, bringing with him a team of two .
The NSW appeals court has clarified the operation of the Uniform Law in the state, finding that insurers offering professional indemnity insurance to legal practitioners must be approved by the state's Attorney General.
The patent office has rejected Visa's application to patent a token system for securing customer data, finding the process did not address a technical problem or provide a technical solution.
A retired Melbourne lawyer has been found unfit to practice after a review of his conduct demonstrated "discourteous, gratuitous, and offensive" conduct towards legal officials during proceedings related to his attempts to benefit from an elderly client's estate.
The full Fair Work Commission has rejected a union's challenge to a decision affirming Energy Australia’s practice not to make superannuation contributions on earnings for time off in lieu of overtime for shift workers.
Corrs Chambers Westgarth has lured a class actions pro who led Ashurt's litigation practice in Melbourne, as well as four other partners from top firms.
Victorian Liberal party leader John Pesutto's credit will be at issue in defamation proceedings brought against him by expelled party member Moira Deeming, who alleges she was "piled upon" during a party meeting over an anti-trans rally she attended.
The Fair Work Commission has rejected a former Australian Competition and Consumer Commission employee's unfair dismissal case, finding his argument that he resigned after the regulator repudiated his contract "disingenuous".
Trial in a five-year-old class action against Whitehaven Coal will proceed without further delay despite the plaintiff's late bid to tender an expert report, with a judge finding no extraordinary reason to push off the hearing date any longer.