Mexico supreme court to discuss legalising recreational marijuana
Supreme court plans to discuss a proposal later this month that could effectively legalise the consumption and production of marijuana. Reported by Sydney Morning Herald 8 hours ago.
View ArticleVictorian lawsuit claims $900,000 damages against Sheri Yan
The Chinese woman at the centre of international bribery allegations is also facing a $900,000 lawsuit in the Victorian supreme court over a failed mining investment company with former Queensland...
View ArticleTop businesswoman Torie Mackinnon pleads guilty to causing death of boat...
Sobbing in the Supreme Court dock, Torie Mackinnon - the 2012 Telstra Victorian young businesswoman of the year - has pleaded guilty to causing the death of a passenger on her snorkel boat. Reported by...
View ArticleBBY's ETO clients a step closer to having funds returned
Aggrieved exchange traded options clients of failed firm BBY are a step closer to having funds returned, after the NSW Supreme Court set a hearing date for March next year and allowed their claims to...
View ArticleAustralia: Australian High Court Rules Gene Patents Unpatentable -...
Like the United States Supreme Court, the High Court of Australia has determined that Myriad's patents directed to purified and isolated DNA molecules encoding the BRCA genes are unpatentable. Reported...
View ArticleCourt upholds request for restraint by ASIC against property spruikers Park...
The Supreme Court of New South Wales has restrained property spruiking outfit Park Trent Properties from offering financial advice. Reported by Brisbane Times 10 hours ago.
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Dramatic legal battle between former mayors heats up
FORMER Ryde mayor Bill Pickering has filed an aggravated damages claim in the Supreme Court over a polling booth fracas with a political rival which made national headlines. Reported by Daily...
View ArticleStewards to seek appeal on overturning of Riley ban
Racing Victoria stewards will seek leave to appeal to the Court of Appeal against the finding of the Supreme Court that overturned a three-year disqualification last month on trainer Mark Riley....
View ArticleJurors to retire in Qld cop shooter trial
Jurors are expected to retire to consider their verdict in the six-day Supreme Court trial of a man accused of attempting to murder a Gold Coast officer. Reported by Sydney Morning Herald 22 hours ago.
View ArticleFormer CFMEU organiser to stand trial on blackmail charges
A former CFMEU organiser and ACT Labor sub-branch secretary is set to stand trial on blackmail charges in the ACT Supreme Court. Reported by Brisbane Times 12 hours ago.
View ArticleMoves to override court decision to prevent more than one lump sum workers...
Injured workers would be able to top up lump sum compensation payments under proposed legislation that aims to override a recent Supreme Court of Appeal decision. Reported by Brisbane Times 8 hours ago.
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Day at court lands man in the dock
A man who allegedly took capsicum spray into the foyer of the Supreme Court and sprayed a rival has been remanded in custody. Reported by Mercury 4 hours ago.
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Legend International Holdings Advises Singapore International Arbitration...
MELBOURNE, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Legend International Holdings Inc. (OTCBB:LGDI) advises that Indian Farmers Fertilizer Co-Operative and its Dubai domiciled subsidiary Kisan International...
View ArticleRomania's ex-president Iliescu faces prosecutors over killings at 1990 rally
BUCHAREST (Reuters) - Romania's former President Ion Iliescu faced Supreme Court prosecutors at a criminal investigation on Wednesday into the storming of peaceful demonstrations in Bucharest in 1990...
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Woman found guilty of murder
THE woman accused of fatally stabbing the sister of Minister Bess Price has been found guilty of her murder in the NT Supreme Court Reported by NT News 8 hours ago.
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Woman found guilty of murdering Price’s sister
THE woman accused of fatally stabbing the sister of Minister Bess Price was found guilty of her murder in the NT Supreme Court on Thursday. Reported by NT News 15 hours ago.
View ArticleNew ACT law courts building won't take Civic parking spaces
Construction of new ACT courts' precinct will not disrupt Supreme Court proceedings or tie up parking spaces in the city, the government says. Reported by Brisbane Times 15 hours ago.
View ArticleSaudi court upholds death penalty sentence for pro-democracy Shi'ite cleric
Saudi Arabia's Supreme Court has rejected an appeal against the death sentence passed on pro-democracy campaigner Shi'ite Muslim cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr. Reported by Sydney Morning Herald 23 hours...
View ArticleMother takes stand in pogo stick trial
The mother of a seven-year-old boy allegedly murdered by her then boyfriend has taken the stand at his Supreme Court trial. Reported by Sydney Morning Herald 10 hours ago.
View ArticleNew challenge to President Obama's health care law heads to Supreme Court as...
Reported by Breaking News 4 hours ago.
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