Litigation & Dispute Resolution

NSW Supreme Court appeal court defers ruling on issue of subpoena directed to ex-law soc president

NSW Supreme Court appeal court defers ruling on issue of subpoena directed to ex-law soc president

Underlying Legal Profession Admission Board proceeding sought readmission to practice

NSW court grants stay upon seeing serious issues on construction of Legal Profession Uniform Law

NSW court grants stay upon seeing serious issues on construction of Legal Profession Uniform Law

Ruling says funds may not be recoverable if released from lawyers’ trust account

Federal Court rejects ASIC's unfair contract terms case against HCF Life

Federal Court rejects ASIC's unfair contract terms case against HCF Life

Misleading and unfair were not the same thing, the Federal Court told ASIC

Federal Court backs landlord, tosses tenant’s wrongful-termination claim

Federal Court backs landlord, tosses tenant’s wrongful-termination claim

A missed design deadline cost a hospitality operator two Melbourne CBD leases

FCFCOA says 60 Minutes report called ‘The Point of No Return’ is inaccurate

FCFCOA says 60 Minutes report called ‘The Point of No Return’ is inaccurate

Court says producer rejected offer to access some information on international child abduction cases

High Court sees no defence for false imprisonment concerning immigration detention

High Court sees no defence for false imprisonment concerning immigration detention

Justices refuse to recognise common law defence to ameliorate officer liability