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Hinch case goes to High Court

BROADCASTER Derryn Hinch has won a bid to have contempt of court charges for allegedly naming two sex offenders taken to the High Court.

Hinch suppression case to High Court

DERRYN Hinch will argue before a full bench of the High Court that suppression orders he allegedly breached are constitutionally invalid.

Kessing pardon advice withheld

THE federal government will not give convicted whistleblower Allan Kessing access to legal advice important to his pardon application.

Crean to press ahead with watchdog change

SIMON Crean has promised to reintroduce ABCC legislation, but says he will not water down Labor's plans in order to appease the Greens.

Roberts lifts lid on US Supreme Court

THE visit of US Chief Justice John Roberts was a huge coup for Melbourne University, due in no small part to his wife's links to Australia.

Private practice pay rises race ahead

PRIVATE practice lawyers are winning pay rises at least three times the size of in-house staff, Mahlab Recruitment's salary survey finds.

New law will mean justice in secret

OUR supposedly open court system looks like it is about to become more closed as a result of proposed national legislation.

Whistleblower's a sticky issue

ONE of the strangest aspects of the latest episode in the Allan Kessing saga is the hands-off approach of the federal government.

How CPA Global was blackballed

GLOBAL legal outsourcer CPA Global has almost been rejected as a sponsor of the Australian Corporate Lawyers Association annual conference.

Chief Justice's bill of rights pep talk

IN three cities this week the Chief Justice of the United States, John Roberts, outlined the tortuous path to his country's bill of rights.

EU probes IBM over mainframe conduct

EU antitrust authorities have opened formal investigations into IBM's conduct in the market for powerful mainframe computers.

Aussie law firms reclaim top spots

AUSTRALIA'S major law firms predict the mergers and acquisition market will stay strong in Australia.

Class action against NAB draws 120

MORE than 120 institutional and retail investors have signed up for a class action against National Australia Bank.

Babcock drowning in debt, court told

THE last CEO of Babcock & Brown, Michael Larkin, today said the collapsed financial group was overwhelmed with debt during its demise.

Qantas named in BA legal move

QANTAS is among 24 airlines that British Airways claims should share potential damages as a result of a price-fixing lawsuit.

 

 

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