Judge wrings hands over ‘informal and presumptuous’ email to chambers

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Though the origins of this growing breeziness with the court are unknown, the increasing informality of correspondence with her chambers has so irked a judge she has taken to task the lawyers responsible for one galling example.

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Tribunal clarifies law on appointment of managers to legal practices

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Save (0) Please login to bookmark Close Username or Email Address Password Remember Me A tribunal in Western Australia has clarified the law surrounding the appointment of managers to legal practices, finding that more than one manager can be appointed at the same time. In a decision handed down on Monday, the State Administrative Tribunal…

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India may take ruling over foreign state immunity waiver to High Court

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The government of India has flagged a possible special leave application if it loses its appeal of a decision finding it can’t avoid a $111.3 million arbitral award in a dispute with three Mauritian companies that invested in Indian satellites because it waived its foreign state immunity.

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HESTA pays fine for misleading performance figures in social media ads

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Superannuation fund trustee H.E.S.T Australia has paid a $48,600 fine after being slapped with three infringement notices by the corporate regulator over alleged misleading statements in Facebook and Instagram ads.

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‘Judge’s judge’ sworn in to lead High Court

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New High Court Chief Justice Stephen Gageler was lauded by a group of legal luminaries at a swearing in ceremony, where he was described as the “unbackable favourite” for the country’s highest legal post and “the judge’s judge”.

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Viterra’s decade-long fight with Cargill ends at door of High Court

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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.

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‘Improper and delinquent’: Lawyer personally hit with costs of ‘doomed’ case

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A Sydney lawyer has been ordered to pay the costs of a property dispute after a judge found his conduct meant the case was “doomed to fail” and caused the costs of the litigation to be wasted.

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High Court won’t hear law firm partner’s fight with ATO over exit payments

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The High Court has declined to weigh in on a dispute between a retired law firm partner and the ATO over tax on $182,000 in goodwill payments the lawyer received upon exiting the firm’s partnership.

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