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Big Law 05 November 2024 ByNaomi NeilsonThe “inevitable and eternal tension” between the court of law and...

The “inevitable and eternal tension” between the court of law and the court of public opinion is essential to the...

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Big Law 04 November 2024 ByNaomi NeilsonFederal Court pushes for ‘next-generation’ advocacy

The Federal Court has urged senior barristers to step aside and allow the “next generation of advocates” to have a...

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Big Law 11 October 2024 ByLauren CroftSantos’ ‘silencing tactics’ raise concerns

Greenpeace Australia has warned against the “aggressive legal tactics” used by Santos in the Federal Court recently,...

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Politics 27 September 2024 ByJerome DoraisamyAn appeal, brought by Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus to shield...

An appeal, brought by Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus to shield ministerial documents from being sought via freedom of...

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Big Law 23 September 2024 ByNaomi NeilsonNo winners in Qantas, union’s costs fight

After a failed dispute over which pilots should be assigned to a lucrative aircraft, Qantas and the union for long-haul...

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Big Law 12 September 2024 ByNaomi NeilsonLatham’s sexually explicit tweet defamed Greenwich, court rules

A court found Mark Latham defamed political rival Alexander Greenwich in an offensive and sexually explicit tweet.

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Big Law 21 August 2024 ByNaomi NeilsonLawyer’s ‘ragbag’ submissions must be tossed, Fortescue says

Counsel for Fortescue argued Element Zero’s lawyer took a “scattergun” approach to his submissions and forced the...

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Big Law 09 August 2024 ByNaomi NeilsonFortescue, Element Zero lawyers hurl accusations in tense hearing

Counsel for Fortescue and Element Zero slung accusations about the other’s case in court, including claims of a...

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Big Law 06 August 2024 ByNaomi NeilsonSpying, privacy invasions plague Fortescue hearing, lawyers claim

The lawyers on both sides of Fortescue’s intellectual property fight made a number of disclosures in newly released...

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Big Law 26 July 2024 ByNaomi NeilsonPopular weedkiller Roundup not linked to cancer, court finds

A class action that alleged one of the world’s biggest-selling weedkillers caused a type of cancer has failed.

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