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Sydney silk Mark Dennis hit with child abuse material charges
A high-profile Sydney criminal barrister has been charged with possessing child abuse material, after he was arrested on his return home from Cambodia on Tuesday.
Moray & Agnew lures another partner from HWLE’s government practice
Moray & Agnew has poached a government partner from HWL Ebsworth for its Melbourne office, the third government lawyer to jump ship from HWLE to the firm in recent months.  
Oak Tasmania hit with $1.1M penalty over NDIS compliance failures
A Tasmanian disability group home and respite care provider has been hit with a $1.1 million penalty after admitting it failed to notify the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission about reportable incidents 474 times.
Viral teeth whitener Hismile loses battle over trade mark
Social media darling Hismile has lost a challenge to a trade mark application by MySmile, after failing to prove its rival's mark was deceptively similar to its own viral dental care brand.
ASIC’s ‘excessive’ 6-year ban on financial advisor cut in half
An Administrative Review Tribunal has halved a six-year ban on a former United Global Capital financial advisor imposed by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission, calling the ban "excessive".
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Subcontractor’s failure to give builder SOPA submissions ‘fatal’: appeals court
A head contractor has successfully challenged a Queensland Supreme Court decision, which tossed its case against a SOPA adjudication decision for a subcontractor on a building project in Southport.
First woman appointed as South Australia’s Chief Justice
South Australia Supreme Court Justice Laura Stein will replace Chief Justice Chris Kourakis when he retires, the first woman to be appointed as the state's top judge.
Dentons goes national with new employment partner in Perth
Dentons has lured a workplace law partner to grow its practice in Perth, giving the global firm a national platform in Australia to better serve its clients.
SA Premier faces new defamation threat in fallout over writers festival
Author Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah has sent a second concerns notice to South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas over comments he made during a radio interview after her invitation to the Adelaide Writers Week festival was pulled.
Fiction & Fiction: Judge raps litigant for ‘unhelpful’, non-existent citations
A litigant who cited Dogan & Dogan, Duncan & Duncan and other non-existent cases after using AI to craft her arguments created difficulties for the court, a judge has said in a decision on an appeal of costs.