Lawyers push for Australian responsibility for Manus refugees
SBS World News Radio: The lawyer for a group of Manus Island refugees says he hopes Papua New Guinea's Supreme Court will confirm Australia alone is responsible for their resettlement. Reported by SBS...
View ArticleMan accused of Stuart Flats stabbing death to stand trial in the ACT Supreme...
A man accused of stabbing his neighbour to death at a Griffith public housing complex is set to fight a murder charge at trial. Reported by Brisbane Times 4 days ago.
View ArticleMatthew Massey's criminal record reads like a Greek tragedy, ACT judge says
Canberra crook Matthew Massey's criminal record was akin to a Greek tragedy, a Supreme Court judge said. Reported by Brisbane Times 4 days ago.
View ArticleAustralia: Penalties: UK Supreme Court casts doubt on the High Court...
While the High Court of Australia is not bound by the UK Supreme Court, the UKSC's decision has strong persuasive force. Reported by Mondaq 2 days ago.
View ArticleWorkplace agreement for CFA's paid firefighters faces court challenge
Premier Daniel Andrews' hopes the CFA board's endorsement of a controversial workplace deal with the firefighters union will put to bed the ugly dispute faces a major challenge in the Supreme Court on...
View Article'Sue the government', judge says, as injunction lifted over sale of Caloola Farm
An ACT Supreme Court judge has suggested an Indigenous elder sue the ACT government, after the man's attempts to block the sale of a 170-hectare property faltered. Reported by Brisbane Times 3 days ago.
View Article‘I thought they had gone nuts or something’
RADHIKA Oswal thought the ANZ bank was “nuts” for expecting her to bail out her husband telling the Victorian Supreme Court she wasn’t “liable” for his problems. Reported by Perth Now 3 days ago.
View ArticleObeid victory would cause huge embarrassment to ICAC, court hears
A victory for the Obeid family in its high-profile battle with the NSW corruption watchdog would cause "huge embarrassment" to the agency, the Supreme Court has heard. Reported by Brisbane Times 2 days...
View Article‘Your children will be orphans’
THE Perth woman at the centre of a $2.5 billion ANZ lawsuit told the Victorian Supreme Court the bank “had a gun at my head”. Reported by Daily Telegraph 2 days ago.
View ArticleAAP seeks sacking of V K Singh
*In the wake of Army Chief General Dalbir Singh alleging victimisation by Union minister V K Singh when he was heading the army, AAP on Thursday said the minister has now become a "national liability"...
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Messi sentenced to 21 months in prison
Barcelona's Argentine soccer star Lionel Messi was sentenced on Wednesday to 21 months in prison and fined 2 million euros ($2.2 million) after being found guilty of three counts of tax fraud,...
View ArticleJudge: Courts can't 'pass off' lifer decisions to Parole Board
Since the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in January that states including Pennsylvania must resentence those given mandatory life-without-parole terms as juveniles, Philadelphia District Attorney Seth...
View ArticleChallenge to Maryland Ten Commandments statue dropped
Baltimore, Md., Aug 19, 2016 / 12:17 am (CNA/EWTN News).- A monument of the Ten Commandments outside a Maryland courthouse is safe, after a lawsuit against it was dropped this week. The monument was...
View ArticleJudge Permanently Blocks Parts Of Florida Law That Cut State Funding To...
(Reuters) - A federal judge on Thursday permanently blocked parts of a Florida law that aimed to cut off state funding for preventive health services at clinics that also provide abortions. U.S....
View ArticleUK: Collateral Lies: The Lie Is Dishonest But The Claim Is Not - Reed Smith...
The Supreme Court rules that a collateral lie embellishing a valid claim does not amount to a fraudulent claim. Reported by Mondaq 42 minutes ago.
View ArticleElderly woman mauled to death by stray dogs; another injured
*The stray dog menace in Kerala continues unabated with a 65-year-old woman being mauled to death by a large pack on a suburban beach at nearby Kanjiramkulam in the state capital.* The hapless woman,...
View ArticleNo delay on appointment of judges for HCs and Supreme Court: Government
Referring to the revised MoP, the sources said the document is in consonance with the directions given by a Supreme Court while striking down the Centre's Act which had proposed to repeal the...
View ArticleFriday Talking Points -- As The Turd Tornado Turns...
Some weeks, it's tough coming up with a subtitle for these columns. Some weeks, not so much. This is one of the latter, because the juxtaposition of a colorful (to say the least) description of Donald...
View ArticleDon't cross Lakshman Rekha of beliefs: Sena to court
Mumbai, Aug 20: Adopting a strident stand towards Supreme Court's curbs on Dahi Handi in Maharashtra, the Shiv Sena today said people will foil such attempts to hinder celebration of Hindu festivals....
View ArticleShiv Sena warns Supreme Court over Dahi Handi curbs, says 'Don't cross...
There is anger among people because of the "fatwas" (diktats) of the courts on festivals, the Shiv Sena said. Reported by DNA 2 hours ago.
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