Lawyer caught smuggling notes into ethics test
A man has been struck from the roll of lawyers after cheating in an ethics exam. Hendrick Jan van Es was found to be ''not a fit and proper person'' to remain on the Supreme Court's local roll of...
View ArticleSocial media ruling sought
THE US Supreme Court is being asked to clarify the rights of people who use violent or threatening language on electronic media. Reported by The Australian 2 hours ago.
View ArticleLawyer who smuggled notes down trousers for ethics test struck off roll
A man has been struck from the roll of lawyers after cheating in an ethics exam. Hendrick Jan van Es was found to be ''not a fit and proper person'' to remain on the Supreme Court's local roll of...
View Article"Not guilty your honour"
Former real estate agent Gerard Baden-Clay is charged with the murder of his wife Allison Baden-Clay on April 19, 2012. We'll bring you live coverage of the trial, as it unfolds, from the Brisbane...
View ArticleJury sees confronting crime scene photos
Former real estate agent Gerard Baden-Clay is charged with the murder of his wife Allison Baden-Clay on April 19, 2012. We'll bring you live coverage of the trial, as it unfolds, from the Brisbane...
View Article'Consistent with having been dragged'
Former real estate agent Gerard Baden-Clay is charged with the murder of his wife Allison Baden-Clay on April 19, 2012. We'll bring you live coverage of the trial, as it unfolds, from the Brisbane...
View ArticleUS Supreme Court refuses halt to BP spill payments
US Supreme Court rejects BP's emergency petition to halt oil spill payments as allegations emerge that some economic loss claims were fabricated. Reported by Sydney Morning Herald 15 hours ago.
View ArticleEFF asks Supreme Court to rule on secret surveillance memo
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View ArticleGerard Baden-Clay Trial Live Coverage: Day 2, Week 1
Former real estate agent Gerard Baden-Clay is charged with the murder of his wife Allison Baden-Clay on April 19, 2012. We'll bring you live coverage of the trial, as it unfolds, from the Brisbane...
View ArticleJury hears from Baden-Clay children
Former real estate agent Gerard Baden-Clay is charged with the murder of his wife Allison Baden-Clay on April 19, 2012. We'll bring you live coverage of the trial, as it unfolds, from the Brisbane...
View ArticleBaden-Clay on trial for wife's murder
Former real estate agent Gerard Baden-Clay is charged with the murder of his wife Allison Baden-Clay on April 19, 2012. We'll bring you live coverage of the trial, as it unfolds, from the Brisbane...
View ArticleBaden-Clay cause of death unknown
Former real estate agent Gerard Baden-Clay is charged with the murder of his wife Allison Baden-Clay on April 19, 2012. We'll bring you live coverage of the trial, as it unfolds, from the Brisbane...
View ArticleAllison Baden-Clay 'fine and happy'
Former real estate agent Gerard Baden-Clay is charged with the murder of his wife Allison Baden-Clay on April 19, 2012. We'll bring you live coverage of the trial, as it unfolds, from the Brisbane...
View ArticleAllison 'a wonderful, wonderful mother'
Former real estate agent Gerard Baden-Clay is charged with the murder of his wife Allison Baden-Clay on April 19, 2012. We'll bring you live coverage of the trial, as it unfolds, from the Brisbane...
View ArticleAustralia: Supreme Court class actions: ‘opt-out proceedings’ and their...
The proposed group settlement of a class action was jeopardised by a lone person who had opted out of the group. Reported by Mondaq 15 hours ago.
View ArticleBurwood East car park attacker avoids jail over community order failings
David Deing, 20, appeared in the Supreme Court on Wednesday after pleading guilty to failing to comply with an 18-month community corrections order he had received for attacking a man in a shopping...
View ArticleAustralia: Not so Basic anymore – USA Supreme Court to assess Basic’s...
Securities class actions are now big in Australia, involving regulators, litigation funders, underwriters and law firms. Reported by Mondaq 13 hours ago.
View ArticleAustralia: The Basic presumption: securities class actions: Basic, Inc. v....
The US Supreme Court's 1988 ruling in Basic v Levinson was a watershed for class certification in securities cases. Reported by Mondaq 12 hours ago.
View ArticleAustralia: The Court’s grant of certiorari: Halliburton Co. v. Erica P. John...
In Halliburton, the US Supreme Court was granted certiorari to have the opportunity to reconsider the Basic presumption. Reported by Mondaq 12 hours ago.
View ArticleGerard Baden-Clay Trial Live Coverage: Day 3, Week 1
Former real estate agent Gerard Baden-Clay is charged with the murder of his wife Allison Baden-Clay on April 19, 2012. We'll bring you live coverage of the trial, as it unfolds, from the Brisbane...
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