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Ex-MP Andrew Laming’s appeal over Facebook fine to be heard by High Court
Appeals 2024-12-06 4:44 pm By Christine Caulfield

The High Court will hear former Liberal MP Andrew Laming’s challenge to a $40,000 fine he copped for failing to disclose his authorship of three politically-motivated Facebook posts.

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Lawyers should limit use of AI to low-risk jobs, legal watchdogs say
AI 2024-12-06 12:01 am By Sam Matthews

The legal watchdogs in three states have issued a guidance on the ethical use of AI, recommending that lawyers only use the technology for “lower-risk” tasks like drafting correspondence. 

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Clyde & Co loses another team to rival law firm
Business of Law 2024-12-05 11:19 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Thomson Geer has poached two Clyde & Co partners and their teams to join the firm in 2025. Construction expert Phillip Coady will join Thomson Geer’s Sydney office, while financial services regulatory expert Liam Hennessy will join the firm’s Brisbane office. In addition to the partners, 14 lawyers from Coady and Hennessy’s teams will also…

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Former ACT prosecutor Shane Drumgold returns to the bar
People In The News 2024-12-05 11:30 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Former ACT Director of Public Prosecutions Shane Drumgold SC has announced he is returning to the bar, joining Sydney-based Frederick Jordan Chambers.

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Pauline Hanson can’t get discount on costs in Greens senator’s case
Human Rights 2024-12-04 3:28 pm By Sam Matthews

Pauline Hanson’s argument that Greens senator Mehreen Faruqi should have brought her discrimination case in a cheaper jurisdiction has not persuaded the Federal Court.

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Google maintains stronghold on search despite regulatory changes: ACCC report
Policy and Regulation 2024-12-04 2:40 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Google continues to dominate online search services in Australia, holding 94 per cent of the market share despite regulatory changes, the competition regulator said Wednesday.

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Silk, federal judge appointed to Tasmania Supreme Court
People In The News 2024-12-04 11:58 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

A top silk and a federal judge have been appointed to the Supreme Court of Tasmania, filling the vacancies created by the retirement of Chief Justice Alan Blow and the resignation of Justice Gregory Geason.

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Thomson Geer poaches IP, tech team from HopgoodGanim
Intellectual Property 2024-12-04 5:09 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Thomson Geer has nabbed top intellectual property and technology lawyer Hayden Delaney and his Queensland- based team from HopgoodGanim.

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Dentons says former partner’s equity prospects curtailed by own conduct
Employment 2024-12-03 11:22 pm By Christine Caulfield

A former Dentons property partner claims he lost the opportunity for promotion when he was forced to resign, but the firm argues his own misconduct put paid to his prospects of joining the equity ranks.

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Maddocks lures leading competition lawyer from Johnson Winter Slattery
Competition & Consumer Protection 2024-12-03 5:49 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Maddocks has recruited a competition law specialist from Johnson Winter Slattery as a new partner in its corporate and commerical practice.

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