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A leading class action firm may seek compensation for those who were illegally detained after the High Court ruled that Australia’s system of holding individuals indefinitely in immigration detention is unlawful.
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.
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…
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.
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.
‘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”.
Optus faces government investigation, Senate inquiry into outage
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The federal government has announced a review into a nationwide Optus outage that left millions of customers without coverage and affected triple zero calls.
High Court to hear institutional abuse case against Queensland
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The High Court has granted special leave to a First Nations woman in her case for damages against Queensland stemming from alleged abuse in state care 60 years ago.
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.
‘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.