Most Recent
Johnson Winter Slattery grows real estate group in Melbourne
Business of Law 2024-08-13 11:49 pm By Christine Caulfield

Johnson Winter Slattery has expanded its real estate practice, luring an experienced real estate special counsel who has worked at MinterEllison and Holding Redlich.

Subscribe to Lawyerly to access this article.

Already a subscriber?

Lost your password?

Northern Territory’s largest fracking project faces challenge under new standing law
Environment 2024-08-12 11:05 pm By Andy Sidler

An environmental group has argued a fracking project in the Northern Territory was approved before its risks were adequately scrutinized, taking advantage of changes in the law that allow “interested persons” to seek administrative review of government decisions.

Subscribe to Lawyerly to access this article.

Already a subscriber?

Lost your password?

Linda Reynolds admits she gave ‘incorrect evidence’ at Lehrmann’s criminal trial
Defamation 2024-08-09 2:01 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Senator Linda Reynolds has admitted she gave incorrect evidence at Bruce Lehrmann’s criminal trial concerning the day he allegedly raped Brittany Higgins, saying it was her “best recollection” at the time. 

Subscribe to Lawyerly to access this article.

Already a subscriber?

Lost your password?

Split High Court says proportionate liability claims apply in arbitration
Construction 2024-08-09 11:31 pm By Christine Caulfield

The High Court has issued a ruling that significantly alters the playing field in domestic commercial arbitration, finding that proportionate liability defences can apply despite limitations on claimants joining third parties to disputes.

Subscribe to Lawyerly to access this article.

Already a subscriber?

Lost your password?

High Court to hear competition cop’s appeal in CFMEU boycott case
Competition & Consumer Protection 2024-08-08 11:51 pm By Christine Caulfield

The High Court has taken up the ACCC’s boycott case against builder J Hutchinson and the controversial construction union, an appeal that gives the court the chance to clarify the standard for proving an anti-competitive arrangement.

Subscribe to Lawyerly to access this article.

Already a subscriber?

Lost your password?

Linda Reynolds wants to subpoena HWL Ebsworth chief executive partner
Defamation 2024-08-08 1:34 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Senator Linda Reynolds has asked the court for leave to issue a subpoena to HWL Ebsworth’s chief executive partner for correspondence leading up to the Commonwealth’s $2.4 million settlement with Brittany Higgins over the government’s handling of her rape allegations. 

Subscribe to Lawyerly to access this article.

Already a subscriber?

Lost your password?

‘Karma comes to those who wait’, Lehrmann’s barrister told Linda Reynolds, court hears
Trials 2024-08-08 11:52 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Senator Linda Reynolds has faced cross-examination over her messages with accused rapist Bruce Lehrmann’s senior counsel ahead of his criminal trial, with the court hearing the barrister told her “s**t is going to get real soon” and “karma comes to those who wait”. 

Subscribe to Lawyerly to access this article.

Already a subscriber?

Lost your password?

Rio Tinto unit wins stay in dispute with government over Jabiluka mine lease
Energy & Natural Resources 2024-08-08 10:14 pm By Andy Sidler

A court has granted Rio Tinto unit Energy Resources Australia an interim stay to allow it to contest the government’s decision not to renew its lease for the Jabiluka uranium mine in the Northern Territory.

Subscribe to Lawyerly to access this article.

Already a subscriber?

Lost your password?

Senator Reynolds claims ignorance of ‘legal nicety’ over leaked letter about Higgins’ claim
Defamation 2024-08-07 11:29 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Senator Linda Reynolds has admitted that she leaked a confidential letter from the Commonwealth’s solicitors to a reporter at The Australian concerning Brittany Higgins’ claims about the handling of her rape allegations, calling the letter’s confidentiality a “legal nicety” that she didn’t understand.

Subscribe to Lawyerly to access this article.

Already a subscriber?

Lost your password?

Founding member of Banco Chambers appointed judge on NSW Court of Appeal
Courts 2024-08-07 11:21 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A leading commercial barrister who was one the of the founding members of Banco Chambers has been appointed as a judge on the NSW Court of Appeal.

Subscribe to Lawyerly to access this article.

Already a subscriber?

Lost your password?