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Former Liberal MP Andrew Laming has been hit with a $40,000 fine for failing to disclose that he was behind three politically motivated Facebook posts in 2018 and 2019.

The former deputy leader of the Victorian Liberal Party will be required to give evidence in person in a defamation case against party leader John Pesutto by expelled party member Moira Deeming, with a judge noting the importance of cross-examination “chemistry” where credibility is at issue.

MinterEllison has lost four partners to Clayton Utz, including commercial litigator and head of Minters’ Canberra office, George Shaw.

The NSW legal community has welcomed to the bench the newest Supreme Court judge, Richard McHugh, who reflected on his good fortune in a ceremony on Tuesday and vowed to try, at least, not to get grumpy.

A class action on behalf of public housing tenants who were allegedly forced to relocate is facing a bid for summary judgment by the ACT government, which claims it is not the correct respondent.

Victorian Liberal party leader John Pesutto’s credit will be at issue in defamation proceedings brought against him by expelled party member Moira Deeming, who alleges she was “piled upon” during a party meeting over an anti-trans rally she attended.

A personal injury firm that lost out to a class action heavyweight in a contest to run a case against Toyota unit Hino has dropped its appeal and will wear the costs it incurred in bringing its case.

Johnson Winter Slattery has expanded its real estate practice, luring an experienced real estate special counsel who has worked at MinterEllison and Holding Redlich.

An environmental group has argued a fracking project in the Northern Territory was approved before its risks were adequately scrutinized, taking advantage of changes in the law that allow “interested persons” to seek administrative review of government decisions.

Senator Linda Reynolds has admitted she gave incorrect evidence at Bruce Lehrmann’s criminal trial concerning the day he allegedly raped Brittany Higgins, saying it was her “best recollection” at the time.