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Australian supplement manufacturer and retailer Universal Pharmaceuticals has admitted that it likely misled customers about the origin of shark products used in a supplement sold on its
Wealthy Heath website.

One Nation senator Pauline Hanson has been taken to court by Greens deputy leader Dr Mehreen Faruqi over a social media post Faruqi claims was insulting and humiliating.

An infringement ruling against US singer Katy Perry in a case brought by an Australian fashion designer is a “win for the little guy”, experts say, showing that fame doesn’t give celebrities a blank cheque to exploit their brand at the expense of someone’s else’s registered trade mark.

Damages for reduction in value under the Australian Consumer Law are at the centre of competing special leave applications to the High Court filed by Toyota and the lead applicant in a class action over defective diesel filters.

Unless the parties can reach a last minute settlement over the weekend, trial in a class action against the Department of Defence over the use of alleged toxic firefighting foam at military bases across the country will begin Monday.

Leading barristers have come out in support of the proposal to amend the Constitution to enshrine a Voice to Parliament to represent First Australians.

Reforms that would make lawyers subject to the anti-money laundering and counter terrorism financing regime have received mixed reviews from legal professionals, with one expert saying the regime was a “blunt instrument” and could put lawyers in an ill-suited policing role. 

Prime minister Anthony Albanese breached workplace law by cutting the number of staff allocated to cross-benchers from four to one, according to new court documents in a lawsuit by Independent Monique Ryan’s chief of staff.

Reforms to simplify and modernise Australia’s anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing regime will see lawyers and accountants subject to the regulations for the first time.

The Federal Court’s new Chief Justice Debra Mortimer will bring a sense of adventure to her role as top judge, which she foreshadowed will be approached holistically in a welcome ceremony before pre-eminent members of the legal community.