4+ day, 11+ hour ago   (499+ words) Ruling confirms primary judge can vary costs award on remittal In an interlocutory application in a defamation proceeding against TCN Channel Nine Pty Ltd and Nine Network Australia Pty Ltd (together, Channel 9), the Full Court of the Federal Court made…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago   (469+ words) Judge refers to prior order that refused to limit costs to filing fee After quashing or setting aside the Australian information commissioner’s decision declining to investigate a privacy complaint, the Federal Court ordered the commissioner to pay the applicant’s application…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (656+ words) Jurisdictional error found on the part of a judge who simply accepted costs assessment In a dispute involving the costs of a solicitor who acted in a personal injury proceeding, the New South Wales Supreme Court’s Court of Appeal remitted…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (267+ words) Using a word first gives no exclusive claim to it, court finds The High Court dismissed a challenge to the Electoral Commission's refusal to let a political party rebrand as "Freedom" before the 2026 election. In NZ Outdoors & Freedom Party v…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (605+ words) Paul Goldsmith, justice minister, has appointed eight inaugural members of the Firearms Licensing Review Committee, launched under the Arms Act 2026, for initial 18-month terms beginning on 31 August 2026. “Every member brings firearms experience, alongside a strong range of legal, regulatory, public…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (516+ words) Court finds allegations of cronyism and improper purpose disclosed no reasonable cause of action The Supreme Court of New South Wales (NSW) has summarily dismissed a medical practitioner’s proceedings against the NSW Legal Services Commissioner, finding his allegations of bias,…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (810+ words) Complaint to NSW Law Soc arose from client’s financial management matter The NSW Supreme Court’s Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal against a decision of the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal confirming that a solicitor failed to meet the…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (428+ words) The Lawyers and Conveyancers Disciplinary Tribunal has censured a former lawyer for misconduct in a civil litigation matter after he failed to report to his client properly and agreed to an “unless” order without instructions, resulting in the client’s claim…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (600+ words) Magistrate will consider whether accused might be eligible for drug and alcohol treatment order Quashing a Victoria Magistrates’ Court decision, the Victoria Supreme Court referred an accused’s application, which wanted to adjourn his proceedings to the Drug Court Division, to…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (594+ words) In a proceeding involving a costs dispute, the Australian Capital Territory Supreme Court ordered counsel to pay two ex-clients’ ordinary costs of the appeal, plus half of the assessment costs under s 302(2)(b) of the Legal Profession Act 2006 (ACT). Danthanarayana…...