Australia: Coffey reheated: Contaminated Sites Committee decision remitted by...
The Alert has an overview of the decision and the correct statutory tests for determining responsibility for remediation. Reported by Mondaq 16 hours ago.
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Experienced judge elevated to Supreme Court bench
RESPECTED judge David Lovell has been elevated to the ranks of the state’s top jurisdiction and been named the new Justice of the Supreme Court. Reported by The Advertiser 45 minutes ago.
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Jury told evidence ‘not enough’
A SUPREME Court jury has been urged to acquit a man charged with murdering a drinking companion at Hobart’s Stainforth Court unit complex. Reported by Mercury 21 hours ago.
View ArticleTerror suspect denied bail, will challenge control order 'in first case of...
A Sydney man detained during a series of pre-dawn raids as part of the counter-terrorism Operation Appleby and later charged with breaching a control order has been denied bail in the Supreme Court....
View ArticleRyanair takes Aer Lingus challenge to UK Supreme Court
Ryanair is taking its legal challenge over Aer Lingus to the UK Supreme Court, claiming it is a human rights issue. The budget airline had previously been told by the Competition and Markets...
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Others involved in death, jury told
THE evidence in a murder case pointed to the involvement of people other than the accused man, a Supreme Court jury has heard. Reported by Mercury 13 hours ago.
View ArticleSupreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg says Americans are ready for...
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View ArticleGina Rinehart makes court bid for copy of Channel Nine's House of Hancock
Mining magnate Gina Rinehart is taking urgent legal action in the NSW Supreme Court in a bid to force Channel Nine to hand over a copy of part two of House of Hancock. Reported by The Age 2 hours ago.
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Jury considers Stainforth verdict
A SUPREME Court jury has retired to consider its verdict in the trial of a man accused of murder at Hobart’s Stainforth Court in 2011. Reported by Mercury 1 day ago.
View ArticleMoses Obeid out of firing line over $550k in legal fees
A Sydney law firm has stopped pursuing Moses Obeid for more than $550,000 in unpaid legal fees but is pushing ahead with a Supreme Court case against a family company. Reported by The Age 1 day ago.
View ArticleIsraeli court rejects appeal over U.S. activist's death
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - The family of Rachel Corrie, an American activist killed by an Israeli army bulldozer while protesting with Palestinians in 2003, has accused Israel of shielding its military from...
View ArticleSupreme Court of Canada tosses sections of anti-terrorist financing law that...
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Lawyer allegedly took money from estates of the dead
ADELAIDE lawyer Stephen McNamara has been hit with dozens of disciplinary charges in the Supreme Court over the alleged misappropriation of $465,000 missing from his firm’s trust account. Reported by...
View ArticleO.J. Simpson Under Fire: Fred Goldman Vows To Stop His Son’s Suspected...
The O.J. Simpson road show could very well be a limited engagement. Now that the disgraced former NFL star’s appeal from a Nevada prison is in the hands of the state Supreme Court and his sights are...
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Convicted killer’s drug relapse ‘excused’ by Supreme Court
A MAN who was spared jail over the kidnapping and torture of Paulo Miranda breached his good behaviour bond by relapsing into drug use, a court has heard. Reported by The Advertiser 7 hours ago.
View ArticleAccused murderer Katherine Abdallah in "anguish" after stabbing flatmate,...
In a room filled with the chaos of a fight - shattered glass, a broken phone and paper strewn on the floor - Katherine Abdallah made a triple-0 phone call as she washed the blood off the knives she had...
View ArticleSupreme Court Justice Lex Lasry at vigil for Bali nine duo
The Bali nine duo facing the death penalty have redeemed themselves in prison, a Supreme Court judge said at a vigil in Melbourne today. Reported by Sydney Morning Herald 9 hours ago.
View ArticleAnother court challenge to East West Link goes ahead
Moonee Valley Council is pressing ahead with a Supreme Court challenge against the Victorian government over the still unresolved East West Link project, despite Premier Daniel Andrews' repeated...
View ArticleCommissioner for standards likely to investigate Joy Burch affair - a...
The ACT Assembly's commissioner for standards, retired Supreme Court judge Ken Crispin, looks likely to investigate the Joy Burch Menslink affair. Reported by Sydney Morning Herald 1 day ago.
View ArticleNew legislation is set to cut the ACT Supreme Court's civil workload
Amendments to laws are expected to ease pressure on ACT courts, especially in civil cases, coronial inquiries and appeals. Reported by The Age 1 day ago.
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