Judge scathing over Gillman land deal
THE controversial Gillman land deal was “so irrational that no reasonable decision-maker could have made it”, the Supreme Court has found. Reported by The Advertiser 13 hours ago.
View ArticleWeatherill land deal ‘unlawful’
A $122 MILLION land deal brokered by South Australia’s Labor government was unlawful, a Supreme Court judge has found. Reported by The Australian 2 hours ago.
View ArticleAustralia: Group proceedings settlements binding on group members - CBP Lawyers
This Supreme Court case confirmed the application of the "Anshun estoppel" principle to group proceedings in Victoria. Reported by Mondaq 2 days ago.
View ArticleFormer Spanish king Juan Carlos in paternity case
Spain's Supreme Court has agreed to examine a paternity suit against former king Juan Carlos by a woman who claims to be his daughter, a judicial official says. Reported by Sydney Morning Herald 2 days...
View ArticleJudge doesn’t buy truckie steroid tale
A TRUCK driver claimed he “forgot” about a swag of performance-enhancing steroids in his possession when he was arrested — and told the NT Supreme Court a shonky tale about how he got them. Reported...
View ArticleSupreme Court Seeks Guidance On API Copyright Issue
The latest twist in the seemingly interminable Android copyright legal wrangle between Oracle and Google is that the US Supreme Court has asked the US Solicitor General for the views of the Obama...
View ArticleSaudis to review blogger's flogging case in Supreme Court: BBC
LONDON (Reuters) - The case of a Saudi blogger sentenced to 1,000 lashes, which has been widely criticized by Western governments, has been referred to the Supreme Court by the King's office, the BBC...
View ArticleU.S. Supreme Court justices are meeting in a closed-door conference today and...
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View ArticleUS Supreme Court to rule on gay marriage
The US Supreme Court's decision to rule on gay marriage made it likely that it would resolve one of the great civil-rights questions of the age. Reported by Sydney Morning Herald 19 hours ago.
View ArticleDriver to face trial over sailor death
TERRITORY developer Chris Diamandopoulos has been committed to stand trial in the NT Supreme Court over the crash death of a Navy sailor. Reported by NT News 16 hours ago.
View ArticleTop court takes up gay marriage issue
THE US Supreme Court will rule once and for all on whether gay and lesbian couples have the right to marry. Reported by The Australian 6 hours ago.
View ArticleUS gay marriage ruling by July
THE US Supreme Court will take up the unsettled question of whether same-sex couples have a constitutional right to marriage. Reported by The Australian 8 hours ago.
View ArticleTrial set for Palmer United Party candidate's challenge to Victorian election
A Supreme Court trial will be held next month to decide if the Victorian election was invalid. Reported by The Age 2 days ago.
View ArticleRogerson and McNamara to go to trial
FORMER Sydney detective Roger Rogerson and co-accused Glen McNamara will go to trial in March at the NSW Supreme Court over the murder of a student. Reported by Courier Mail 1 day ago.
View ArticleRoger Rogerson and Glen McNamara to stand trial for murder of Jamie Gao
Former NSW detectives Roger Rogerson and Glen McNamara - charged with the execution-style murder of a university student - will stand trial in the Supreme Court after waiving their right to a committal...
View ArticleCitizens United protesters disrupt Supreme Court session
About half a dozen protesters disrupted the solemn proceedings of the Supreme Court on Wednesday morning on the fifth anniversary of the court's controversial decision that cleared the way for greater...
View ArticleStuart MacGill's potential $2.6 million payout will come from pockets of players
Stuart MacGill's $2.6 million claim against Cricket Australia will come out of the pockets of his fellow players if he is successful in suing his former employer in the Victorian Supreme Court....
View ArticleAustralia: Australian Lawyers With Financial Interest In Litigation Funder...
In July 2014, in Melbourne City Investments Pty Ltd v Treasury Wine Estates Ltd (No 3), Ferguson JA of the Supreme Court of Victoria found there was a serious risk of a conflict of interest. Reported...
View ArticleFresh bail bid for Qld terror suspect
BRISBANE man Omar Succarieh, who is facing terrorism-related charges, is set to apply for bail in the Brisbane Supreme Court. Reported by Daily Telegraph 4 hours ago.
View ArticleOmar Succarieh bail application before Brisbane Supreme Court
A Logan bookstore owner charged with funding a Syrian terrorist group is making a bid for freedom in Brisbane's Supreme Court. Reported by The Age 3 hours ago.
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