Ben Roberts-Smith has accused Nine journalist Nick McKenzie of using his lawyers as a “shield” against claims he had access to confidential and privileged legal strategy in the former soldier’s failed defamation case.
A new leadership team has been appointed to overhaul the Queensland Building and Construction Commission after a report found the agency was not fit for purpose.
Two barristers have been reprimanded for an offensive notice posted in the lifts of a Melbourne chambers, in an incident a judge said showed a “serious lapse” in judgment.
A barrister who sent rude and intimidating emails to a domestic violence victim has been reprimanded.
Embattled casino operator The Star says a trial in AUSTRAC’s case should not be delayed until the finalisation of a $300 million buyout offer from Balley’s, as suggested by the financial crimes watchdog.
Frasers Property Industrial and Morgan Stanley Real Estate Investing have established a 50-50 joint industrial property venture in Australia valued at $600 million.
An appeal against a ruling that the developer of a $55M Sunshine Coast residential complex could not set off a liquidated damages claim against builder Tomkins’ pre-completion payment claim has been thrown out.
Mining giant BHP and ACCIONA Energía will investigate if the site of NSW’s largest thermal mine is capable of conversion into a pumped hydro energy storage facility.
A stay of a barrister’s suspension remains in place despite claims she failed to lodge eight tax returns, with a tribunal saying non-compliance with tax obligations did not necessarily render a lawyer unfit to practice.
In a landmark decision, the Fair Work Commission has announced it will bump up the minimum wage for workers in childcare, health care and other industries by up to 35 per cent, following a review into gender-based pay undervaluation.