Latest Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia

Big Law 21 November 2024 ByNaomi NeilsonWoman’s legal fee fight with SA firm spans multiple courts

A woman’s fight with a South Australian boutique law firm was shut down by the Federal Court – but not before her...

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SME Law 11 November 2024 ByNaomi NeilsonJudge’s ‘copy-and-paste job’ gives Sydney firm a second chance

A Sydney law firm will have another chance to defend itself against alleged breaches of the Fair Work Act because of the...

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Big Law 16 September 2024 ByNaomi NeilsonJudge’s Fair Work penalty ‘inadequate’, union says

A construction union accused a federal judge of imposing too light a sentence on a Canberra painting business that was...

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Big Law 10 September 2024 ByNaomi NeilsonBarrister accused of negligence protected by immunity

A Victorian barrister accused of allegedly damaging his client’s parenting dispute has been protected from a...

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The Bar 09 September 2024 ByGrace Robbie3 new judges appointed to FCFCOA

Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus has named three new judges for the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division...

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The Bar 06 August 2024 ByJerome Doraisamy12 new judges appointed to FCFCOA

Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus has named 12 new judges for the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia, three of...

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The Bar 25 June 2024 ByJerome Doraisamy2 silks appointed to Federal Court bench, partner named as FCFCOA...

Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus has named two senior counsel as judges of the Federal Court of Australia, while a firm...

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The Bar 28 May 2024 ByJerome Doraisamy2 barristers appointed to Federal Circuit and Family Court

Two barristers, practising in Melbourne and Brisbane, respectively, have been called to the bench as judges of the...

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Politics 19 April 2024 ByJerome DoraisamyDreyfus: ‘There is a crisis of male violence in Australia’

Australia’s Attorney-General has slammed the “scourge on our society” that is male violence, in remarks earlier...

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Big Law 04 March 2024 ByNaomi NeilsonBoutique firm penalised for underpaying staff

A Bankstown law firm has been hit with pecuniary penalties after it failed to pay an employee the minimum wage.

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