An affidavit prepared by lawyer Bede Augustine Webster was released from confidentiality obligations, freeing solicitor Laura Gidley and barrister Sharna Clemmett to continue with a complaint relating ...

Having found Judge Anna Bertone erred in law in her dismissal of both limbs of a recusal application, the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (FCFCOA) (Division 1) remitted a part-heard ...

A registered theatre nurse brought a personal injuries claim against the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital for injuries she allegedly sustained while adjusting the height of a Mayo surgical stand.

Michael Wilson, founder of Michael Wilson & Partners (MWP), told the Federal Court that an order requiring him to obtain an Australian lawyer should “never have been made” and was a breach of the firm ...

The NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal (NCAT) has found the barrister – whose name and chambers have been restricted – did not make a sexually inappropriate advance but did engage in sexually ...

Fair Work Commission (FWC) deputy president Richard Clancy said the decision of the Australian Services Union (ASU) to abandon one of its members in the midst of an unfair dismissal proceeding was a ...

Following her panel at Lawyers Weekly’s inaugural Tech Innovate event, NetDocuments’ Asia-Pacific head, Jennifer Cathcart, spoke with Lawyers Weekly to address the urgent concern that AI might soon ...

In 2017, William Robert Feeney was found guilty and sentenced to three and a half years behind bars for dishonestly causing a risk of loss to the Commonwealth of $2,321,892 for withholding the amount ...