Family Court of Australia news

FCFCOA shifts to Webex for all divorce hearings before a deputy registrar

FCFCOA shifts to Webex for all divorce hearings before a deputy registrar

Change follows court’s pilot in Parramatta, Townsville, Rockhampton registries

High Court denies ex-Woolworths employee’s writ request as abusive of process

High Court denies ex-Woolworths employee’s writ request as abusive of process

Filing named FCFCOA, Federal Court, former employer as defendants

FCFCOA to add or reassign judges Steven Middleton, Sandra Taglieri, Tracy Flintoff

FCFCOA to add or reassign judges Steven Middleton, Sandra Taglieri, Tracy Flintoff

Middleton and Taglieri to move from Division 2 to Division 1

FCFCOA denies unlawful termination claim of man who put ‘blind faith’ in AI ‘legal expert’

FCFCOA denies unlawful termination claim of man who put ‘blind faith’ in AI ‘legal expert’

Judge says reliance on misleading evidence list came close to contempt of court

AI law firm wins at trial in a claimed world first

AI law firm wins at trial in a claimed world first

Garfield AI beat a solicitor-and-barrister team in open court last week. No equivalent firm is licensed in Australia, but the result arrives at a moment when local courts and firms are actively drawing lines around how AI is used