“Accordingly, I reject the submissions by the defendant that the plaintiff was an inherently unreliable witness,” Judge Dearden said. “On the contrary, I considered the plaintiff to be an honest and ...

Yolande Dubow, a solicitor who claims to have 40 years of experience, has failed to appeal a Fair Work decision to not hear her complaint that she was forced out of East Coast Law after sleeping in ...

A proposed law in Queensland, which has sparked heated debate, would grant residents the right to use lethal force to protect their homes. However, this measure has drawn strong criticism from lawyers ...

Around November 2020, the owner of an Adelaide roofing company met with his lawyer, John Mark Fitzpatrick, and was told “not to worry” about a contractual claim out of alleged defective work because ...

In 2006, a photo of Princess Mary of Denmark and the then premier of NSW in front of a portrait of renowned heart surgeon Dr Victor Chang, created by artist Vladas Meškėnas, was published in the Woman ...

The second offer was made for $23,000, and Odlum was told she would be at risk of an adverse costs order if she did not accept. A court eventually ordered that she pay 75 per cent of her former ...

After spending eight years at Clyde & Co as a partner, Alena Titterton has commenced as a partner in Sydney at JWS. This content is available exclusively to Lawyers Weekly premium members. She has ...

The Modern Slavery Act 2018 (Cth) (MSA) was widely hailed as a critical first step by Australia towards tackling the global problem of modern slavery, with the government proclaiming that it would ...

Slater & Gordon has filed a class action against NRMA over its alleged “loyalty tax”, which was built into base premiums to offset any discounts for being a long-term customer.

Originally reported by law.com, the $24 billion acquisition of AirtTrunk by Blackstone is the biggest acquisition deal conducted in Australia so far this year and amounts to the second-largest private ...

In its annual financial report, Ashurst, a firm founded in the United Kingdom, recorded a 9 per cent revenue growth to £961 million, or A$1.85 billion, for the financial year ending April 2024. This ...

The client of Jonathan Hai Song Lu, principal of SHL and Associates, reportedly told him he would “make an easy $50,000” if he loaned her $300,000 so her company could demonstrate solvency in ...