Site Map for August 2026

Date
Title
24 Aug 2026
Federal Court orders separate founder vote in Planet Innovation takeover
24 Aug 2026
Paul Woods: ‘Sometimes the best supervision and mentoring is giving a lawyer freedom to do things’
24 Aug 2026
NSW Supreme Court’s Equity Division to add barrister Richard Scruby in September
24 Aug 2026
NSW Supreme Court appeal court affirms unsatisfactory professional conduct finding against solicitor
24 Aug 2026
Full Federal Court affirms $14m penalty against City Beach for button battery standard breaches
24 Aug 2026
Victoria Bar warns against politicisation of courts following appeals court split pitch
24 Aug 2026
Slater and Gordon Lawyers to represent woman in Sydney Swans sexual assault matter
24 Aug 2026
US justice department, TikTok settle privacy suit for US$400 million
24 Aug 2026
Prince Harry, Elton John could be required to pay £34 million over loss in Daily Mail matter
19 Aug 2026
Full Federal Court quashes $25m energy retailer overcharging penalty
19 Aug 2026
Hewitt Glass’ Rob Glass and Julian Hewitt on what keeps them engaged in entertainment law
19 Aug 2026
Ex-Media Arts Lawyers partner Marcus Walkom debuts Walkom Entertainment Lawyers in Brisbane
19 Aug 2026
Western Sydney University partners with Perera Foundation on $45,000 Indigenous scholarship
19 Aug 2026
Final report on third-party review of Tasmania’s court backlogs includes 20 recommendations
19 Aug 2026
ACT Supreme Court makes lawyers pay half of ex-clients’ costs of cost assessment
19 Aug 2026
Victoria Supreme Court returns to Magistrates’ Court request to adjourn matter to Drug Court
19 Aug 2026
Tech Justice Law demands transparency as OpenAI rolls out ChatGPT for Teens
19 Aug 2026
UK judge publicly slams West London firm for acting without instructions, unsubstantiated claims
18 Aug 2026
Federal Court finds consumer goods company hid China sales forecast collapse
17 Aug 2026
Federal Court orders airline penalty shared by workers' length of service
17 Aug 2026
RMIT University law dean Diana Bowman on how curiosity got her to go around the world
17 Aug 2026
Federal Court upholds registrar’s denial of filings despite error regarding jurisdictional issue
17 Aug 2026
High Court denies sentence appeal alleging conflict between counsel’s duty to two conspirators
17 Aug 2026
NSW to launch first LGBTQIA+ legal service by 2027
17 Aug 2026
Academic credits AI agents with assist in historic Fair Work Commission victory
17 Aug 2026
Law Council establishes justice impact assessment framework for laws evaluation
17 Aug 2026
BBC seeks US court’s help in securing documents, testimony from Trump clan in defamation suit
17 Aug 2026
Hollywood star Selena Gomez gets slapped with suit over sinking of mental health startup
13 Aug 2026
Federal Court frees X Corp from second online safety standard
12 Aug 2026
CLOC’s Oyango Snell shares what differentiates Australia from other legal operations markets
12 Aug 2026
Federal Court acknowledges payroll configuration issue impacting some casual employees
12 Aug 2026
Federal Court denies United Petroleum’s filing, given ‘unsuccessful attempts to plead a viable case’
12 Aug 2026
High Court sees no tactical reason for delay in request to file bill of costs in appeals
12 Aug 2026
KPMG’s general counsel leaves as parliamentary inquiry over whistleblower scandal looms
12 Aug 2026
UK legal mental health charity LawCare confirms database was compromised in hacking incident
12 Aug 2026
Lebanon bans death penalty in historic move
12 Aug 2026
Law graduate says viral TikTok video slamming law firm culture has gotten her fired
11 Aug 2026
NSW Supreme Court rejects worker's challenge to psychological impairment rating
10 Aug 2026
ASIC shares ex-director will be in jail for 23 months for misusing over $681k in company funds
10 Aug 2026
Federal Court affirms sequestration order sought by WA Legal Practice Board
10 Aug 2026
WA adds Stephen Lemonis to Court of Appeal, Tania Jeyamohan and Steven Wong to Supreme Court
10 Aug 2026
Pro bono teaches young lawyers more than working on big deals does, Dentons partner says
10 Aug 2026
Moray & Agnew announces alliance with the Australian Dispute Resolution Advisory Council
10 Aug 2026
Draft California bill sets penalties for influencers who keep mum on being paid for political ads
10 Aug 2026
UK’s Competition and Markets Authority greenlights Paramount-WBD combination
10 Aug 2026
Attorney-general flags potential privacy concerns in smart glasses trend
05 Aug 2026
High Court quashes 30-year water extraction licence granted to agribusiness
05 Aug 2026
Corporate Legal Operations Consortium selects ‘Stronger by Design’ as 2026 Australia Summit’s theme
05 Aug 2026
FCFCOA shifts to Webex for all divorce hearings before a deputy registrar
05 Aug 2026
Federal Court finds legal professional privilege waived over most but not all of a report
05 Aug 2026
High Court denies ex-Woolworths employee’s writ request as abusive of process
05 Aug 2026
UK solicitor roasted for posing as a police officer to nab footage from grilled chicken chain
05 Aug 2026
Capybaras attend lawmakers’ voting session in Brazil
05 Aug 2026
Redfern Legal Centre applauds new NSW mental health emergency response model
05 Aug 2026
Mallesons, Corrs pitch in on financing for Blackstone’s pickup of HSBC’s $36bn home loan portfolio
04 Aug 2026
Federal Court rejects Gunditjmara native title claim over Victorian coastal area
03 Aug 2026
xAI challenges Minnesota’s landmark law prohibiting ‘nudification’ tech
03 Aug 2026
UK High Court praises firm for reinforcing court embargo importance
03 Aug 2026
Privacy commissioner updates guidance on facial recognition technology in retail spaces
03 Aug 2026
Federal Court dismisses former NT judge's challenge to out-of-time harassment complaint
03 Aug 2026
Federal Court grants media access to Coles affidavit in ACCC merger challenge
03 Aug 2026
From talking point to contractual concern: Hewitt Glass’ Julian Hewitt and Rob Glass discuss AI
03 Aug 2026
Local Court trial commences for ex-radio host Alan Jones over indecent assault charges
03 Aug 2026
eSafety takes Telegram to Federal Court over pro-terror material’s presence on the platform