This Month
Key figure in Lawyer X aftermath among 25 new Victorian silks
The list of 17 men and eight women was announced by Victoria’s Chief Justice on Thursday.
- Michael Pelly
Aussie hockey player apologises after Paris cocaine arrest
Kookaburras player Tom Craig was released with a warning and apologised after being arrested for allegedly trying to buy cocaine on the streets of Paris.
- Updated
- Melissa Woods
Dodgy kickbacks, faked tax returns found in RAMS, Westpac alleges
Westpac said it would effectively shut down the 33-year-old RAMS brand this week amid an ASIC probe into the business.
- Lucas Baird
- Exclusive
- Immigration
New migration judges appointed to stop ‘bad actors’
Nine new federal judges will start work on Monday as part of a push to tackle delays in migration cases.
- Michael Pelly
Higgins cast Reynolds as villain in ‘fairytale’: lawyer
Senator Linda Reynolds was cast as a villain in a “fictional story” constructed in Brittany Higgins’ mind, lawyers say.
- Tom Rabe
July
Westpac wins endless gag order on executive court dispute
Federal Court judge Elizabeth Raper said open justice was “a” – not “the” – fundamental principle of the Australian justice system.
- Max Mason and Lucas Baird
Bosses fear CFMEU; ASX pump-and-dump crew hit; Top 10 banker deals
Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.
CFMEU treats $19m in fines as ‘cost of doing business’
Judges have constantly called out the rogue union while issuing workplace penalties of about $19 million since 2016 – including the latest on Thursday.
- Updated
- Michael Pelly and David Marin-Guzman
Chief justice intervenes in tax plan for judges
Federal Court Chief Justice Debbie Mortimer has also banned judges using their travel allowance for conferences.
- Michael Pelly
Aussie who says he invented bitcoin faces UK crime probe
Australian inventor Craig Wright has claimed for a decade that he created bitcoin but now faces perjury allegations in a UK criminal court.
- Sam Tobin
Westpac wins $15m fruit stand fraud case
Fresh Xpress created “entirely fictitious” accounts, which included fake invoices and overstated profits, a court has found.
- Lucas Baird
Apple sues Omni Bridgeway, demanding documents in patent case
The ASX-listed litigation funder is resisting the subpoena in Delaware, arguing that the technology giant’s demand is unreasonable, vague and burdensome.
- Nick Bonyhady
Fortescue says Financial Review report led to spying on former staff
The Andrew Forrest-chaired mining giant said its investigation into alleged intellectual property theft began only after an interview published in January.
- Brad Thompson
ASX-listed crypto fund in stoush with co-founder over $29m wallet
DigitalX is heading to court against a former executive over who owns bitcoins linked to collapsed exchange Mt. Gox, which began paying creditors this week.
- Jessica Sier
Unions hail return of $35m Industrial Court
Unions NSW boss Mark Morey says the court will “help moderate the excesses” of the federal system.
- Michael Pelly
Treasury Wine US exec in restraining order row with Napa official
A restraining order has been filed against Debra Dommen by a Napa Valley politician, Belia Ramos, who says the Treasury exec opposed her re-election.
- Staff
Transurban beds down new executive team after restructure
An operations manager has left Transurban’s Brisbane office as the toll road group’s new executive management team tries to shake off claims it breached the Fair Work Act.
- Jenny Wiggins
‘Dangerous precedent’: Biden lashes Trump immunity ruling
The Supreme Court ruled Donald Trump has immunity for actions he took in office. Joe Biden says the decision means his opponent will “now be free to ignore the law”.
- Updated
- Matthew Cranston
Transurban denies employee fired for whistleblowing
The toll road group has asked courts to dismiss a claim brought by a former employee who alleged he lost his job after alleging coercion, manipulation of company records and safety failings.
- Jenny Wiggins
June
How the Federal Court stymied open justice
Once one of the country’s most progressive courts, the Federal Court has become a black hole of silence and suppression applications.
- Max Mason
