East West Link faces Supreme Court challenge
The East West Link is set to be challenged in the Supreme Court, with the Napthine government accused of deliberately overstating the claimed benefits of the project. Reported by The Age 22 hours ago.
View ArticleAereo court case: Consumer control over TV vs. broadcaster copyrights
The ability of television viewers to control and watch programs may be at stake when the U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments Tuesday in a copyright infringement case brought by TV networks against...
View ArticleSupreme Court to be asked for ruling on East West Link
The East West Link is set to be challenged in the Supreme Court, with the Napthine government accused of deliberately overstating the claimed benefits of the project. Reported by The Age 14 hours ago.
View ArticleLocal takes Vic's East West Link to court
A Melbourne man is challenging the East West Link road project in the Victorian Supreme Court. Reported by Sydney Morning Herald 5 hours ago.
View ArticleAccused Gold Coast drug lord Ivan Tesic denied bail
The alleged kingpin of the Gold Coast's party drug scene is taking his bid for freedom to the Supreme Court after a $2 million surety failed to secure his release. Reported by The Age 3 hours ago.
View ArticleAereo argues that ruling against it could hurt cloud storage business
If the U.S. Supreme Court rules that streaming video provider Aereo violates the copyrights of TV networks, it may also put cloud storage services at risk, the company's lawyer argued Monday. Reported...
View ArticleRace ruling a hit to civil rights legacy
THE US Supreme Court has ruled that states can disregard race as a factor in university admissions, in a blow to affirmative action. Reported by The Australian 8 hours ago.
View ArticleBikie boss to front court
THE national president of the Rebels bikie club, Alex Vella, is due to appear in the NSW Supreme Court next month. Reported by The Australian 5 days ago.
View ArticleLawyers ask US Supreme Court to limit mobile phone searches
Police shouldn't be able to search suspects' mobile phones at the time of arrest because of the huge amounts of private information now stored on those devices, lawyers for two criminal defendants...
View ArticleThe mind behind step-by-step murder
To try to understand why loner Gareth Giles carried out his ‘‘chilling’’ step-by-step murder planand tied up and strangled a man near Geelong, Supreme Court Justice Betty King turned to one of...
View ArticleInside the mind of step-by-step killer
To try to understand why loner Gareth Giles carried out his ‘‘chilling’’ step-by-step murder planand tied up and strangled a man near Geelong, Supreme Court Justice Betty King turned to one of...
View ArticleAlleged crime boss denied bail over drug and firearms charges
Fadi Haddara, the man police allege heads an organised crime syndicate, has been denied bail after a magistrate highlighted concerns over potential offending and contacting prosecution witnesses. Mr...
View ArticleAustralia: Lost in the clouds: Supreme Court decision highlights risks of...
The increasing popularity of cloud-based technology and services has significant implications for business communications. Reported by Mondaq 4 days ago.
View ArticleMale 'vampire' gigolo killed 'for a favour', murder trial told
The key witness in the trial of three men accused of murdering self-proclaimed ‘vampire’ gigolo Shane Chartres-Abbott has told a Supreme Court jury that he was the gunman who pulled the trigger....
View ArticleGran ‘killed so son could marry’
A HOMICIDAL Melbourne grandmother fatally struck her daughter-in-law with a hammer at least 33 times, a Victorian Supreme Court jury has heard. Reported by The Australian 2 days ago.
View ArticlePolice describe horrific Lin injuries
The NSW Supreme Court has heard one of the murdered Lin family members was so badly disfigured police thought a shotgun had been used to kill her. Reported by Sydney Morning Herald 2 days ago.
View ArticleEmpire Oil and Gas shares in pre-open
Empire Oil and Gas (ASX: EGO) has been granted a trading halt today, with the company's shares placed in pre-open. EGO requested the halt pending an announcement regarding the Judgement of the Supreme...
View ArticleJohn Killick's bail extended as judge considers Queensland extradition request
An attempt by police to put 72-year-old prison escapee John Killick back in jail has been stymied again, with a NSW Supreme Court judge continuing his bail and raising the prospect of extending it...
View ArticleSupreme Court rejects parents' $100m claim against Scots College
The decision by the parents of Sydney teenager Nathan Chaina to sue Scots College was entirely understandable. Reported by The Age 1 week ago.
View ArticlePrisoner release quandary
A SUPREME Court judge in South Australia has opened the door to law reform for the area of mental incompetence. Reported by The Australian 6 days ago.
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