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ASIC handed right to pursue AWB appeal

19 February 2010 | The corporate regulator has been handed the opportunity to continue its fight against former Australian Wheat Board director Andrew Lindberg.


ASIC refuses to let AWB case derail

18 December 2009 | Three years after commissioner Terence Cole QC released his multi-volume report into the Australian Wheat Board’s payment of kickbacks to Iraq, the corporate regulator fights on.


Women matching men at the bar

4 December 2009 | Female barristers are appearing in Australian courts at the same rate as their male counterparts, a newly released survey reveals.


WA announces new senior counsel

25 November 2009 | Four out of the twenty-two barristers who applied for Senior Counsel positions in Western Australia have been successful.


New head of Court of Appeal

18 November 2009 | WA Attorney General, Christian Porter, has today announced the appointment of Hon. Justice Carmel Joy McLure as the new president of the Court of Appeal.


Law firm to pay costs after 'pathetic' case

14 September 2009 | A mid-tier compensation law firm will have to pay legal costs for two clients after it was excoriated for its "woeful" and "pathetic" handling of a will dispute. 1 comment


Australian lawyers riled over Fiji lawlessness

9 September 2009 | The rule of law in Fiji is under threat after its interim president terminated a Court of Appeal ruling, the international body representing Australian barristers, judges and lawyers says.


Family victims to win in asbestos compensation: Court

14 April 2009 | Asbestos victims' families see relief in court.


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