Federal Court backs landlord, tosses tenant’s wrongful-termination claim

A missed design deadline cost a hospitality operator two Melbourne CBD leases

Thomsons’ Mark Grime: ‘Mutual respect is non-negotiable’

The partner explains the negative impact of weak checks and balances

FCFCOA says 60 Minutes report called ‘The Point of No Return’ is inaccurate

Court says producer rejected offer to access some information on international child abduction cases

High Court sees no defence for false imprisonment concerning immigration detention

Justices refuse to recognise common law defence to ameliorate officer liability

High Court denies tax commissioner’s appeal against accountant Steven Bendel

Ruling finds resolutions created no debtor/creditor relationship

Crewmojo CEO Mark Lewis joins Marrickville Legal Centre board

He is an expert in business strategy, organisational design, and technology and process improvement

Federal Court lets investor pursue directors over $2m misleading conduct claims

Directors couldn’t shake the claims - here’s the argument the court flatly refused

Thomsons’ Mark Grime is passionate about making people feel ‘safe and valued’

The competition partner is a strong advocate for workplace diversity and inclusion

Ashurst, Allens partners called to appear at parliamentary hearing on KPMG audit leaks scandal

ASIC officials will also attend the hearing alongside Lendlease senior executives and KPMG partners

PROFILES

The partner explains the negative impact of weak checks and balances

The competition partner is a strong advocate for workplace diversity and inclusion

The firm’s new Australia country head also discloses his top three priorities in the role

The firm’s Australia country head explains why his new role “feels more like a natural evolution”

INTERNATIONAL

US justice department permits Paramount’s pitched pickup of Warner Bros Discovery

The department said the merger was unlikely to hurt competition in the media industry

US justice department permits Paramount’s pitched pickup of Warner Bros Discovery
Google pushes back against major Munich court ruling on allegations of false claims in AI Overviews

Google’s AI-generated summaries were found to have falsely linked two local publishers to scams

Google pushes back against major Munich court ruling on allegations of false claims in AI Overviews
Government to develop AI legal assistants in bid to boost Crown court efficiency

Judges are also looking to use AI to determine trial-ready cases, collate similar proceedings

Government to develop AI legal assistants in bid to boost Crown court efficiency
Representatives call for Atlanta judge’s impeachment over investigator deceit

US district judge Eleanor Ross reportedly also participated in a partisan political gathering

Representatives call for Atlanta judge’s impeachment over investigator deceit
District judge Andrew Simpson sacked over “highly sexualized” photograph, inappropriate email

Judicial Conduct Investigations Office found that Simpson’s behavior constituted gross misconduct

District judge Andrew Simpson sacked over “highly sexualized” photograph, inappropriate email

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