Federal Court Chief Justice Debra Mortimer has flagged possible limitations on cashed-up parties in commercial disputes running overly complex cases that tie the court’s resources down.
The Federal Court is in no rush to issue guidelines on the use of AI in court proceedings, as other courts have done, despite its wide adoption in the legal profession and uses that have already raised judges’ hackles.
A complaint by a former staff member against a former Federal Court judge was unsubstantiated, an independent investigation has found.
Cybercrime detectives have arrested a suspect in their probe of a major data breach of the NSW online court system that exposed thousands of sensitive files.
A Sydney silk who has worked on several car defect class actions and represented Apple over claims it engaged in anti-competitive conduct in the app marketplace has been appointed to the NSW Court of Appeal.
The Federal Court’s Chief Justice has flagged a consultation process ahead of finalising a position on the use of artificial intelligence, telling lawyers to use it “in a responsible way” in the meantime.
Cybercrime detectives are probing a major data breach of the NSW online court system, which exposed thousands of sensitive court files.
Constitutional and migration law silk Graeme Hill SC has been appointed as a new judge on the Federal Court.
A judge has slammed lawyers for filing “staggering” volumes of documents in an interlocutory skirmish and racking up huge costs, warning the court may need to take “decisive action” to ensure compliance with the Civil Procedure Act.
Accomplished environmental lawyer and author Richard Beasley SC has been appointed to the New South Wales’ Land and Environment Court. The court announced Wednesday that Beasley will be sworn in on 17 March after almost three decades as a practitioner. NSW Attorney General Michael Daley said that Beasley’s vast experience in environmental law will serve…