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A retiring Federal Court judge who served on the bench for almost two decades has railed against court fees “that no ordinary person can afford” and overly complex legislation, including the Corporations Act, which he called a "blight on our community".
Ben Roberts-Smith has been hit with indemnity costs for his failed defamation case over articles accusing him of war crimes, with a judge agreeing with the publishers that the former SAS corporal knew the allegations were substantially true.
Thomson Geer has raided the property team of competitor M+K, luring a team of six, including two partners.
Independent Sydney member Alex Greenwich and politician Mark Latham have failed to resolve their defamation stoush out of court over a "notorious" homophobic tweet by the NSW One Nation leader.
Law firm Wotton + Kearney has become the latest firm to beef up its cybersecurity practice, luring special counsel Nick Martin from EY Law.
The Albanese government on Wednesday introduced legislation that would protect sexual harassment claimants from adverse costs orders in litigation, the latest step in its commitment to implementing the recommendations of a landmark report.
Federal parliament has passed legislation extending judicial immunity to judges on the Federal Circuit and Family Court, after a judge on the court was held personally liable for the false imprisonment of a Queensland man.
Warning that board directors need to "up the ante" in their company's cyber preparedness, Clayton Utz has appointed a Big Four partner to lead the firm's strengthened cyber and data governance practice.
ANZ is facing proceedings by a shareholder who wants the bank to turn over documents related to its risk management systems in response to concerns it is increasing loans to fossil fuel companies and failing to properly address climate change risks.
Glencore-owned Viterra has failed in its bid for High Court leave to challenge a ruling in a 10-year battle with Cargill over the 2013 sale of malt producer Joe White, leaving the grain producer to fork over damages of almost $300 million.