By Thomas Connelly And you thought ‘cat lawyer’ was strange The shift to online court hearings in response to the coronavirus pandemic has thrown up a whole range of eye-catching headlines. From a topless judge in Brazil to the global sensation that is ‘I’m…
By Rhiannon Shine Read the High Court Judgement here... Western Australia's hard border with the rest of Australia was justified to prevent a potentially catastrophic event, the High Court has found. The High Court today released the reasons for its…
By Hugh DunnettCrime Correspondent The Suffolk man who admitted having sex with 450 tractors is in trouble with the police again after trying to get a job at an agricultural college. Ralph Bishop promised to keep away from farm machinery…
Annastacia Palaszczuk appoints taskforce of legal and domestic violence experts and victims to investigate how to legislate By Amanda Gearing The Queensland premier, Annastacia Palaszczuk, has appointed a taskforce of legal and domestic violence experts and victims to investigate how to legislate…
By Joanna Menagh CCTV shows the family in the cafe, and a waitress plating up a brownie from a cake display. The owner of a popular Perth cafe has admitted making cannabis laced brownies at his home, but denied that they…
By Freya Noble • Senior Producer Watch the video here... A high-profile Sydney lawyer and his controversial Lamborghini number plates have ended up in court again.Peter Lavac claims the plates on his $500,000 bright yellow Lamborghini are meant to be…
ABC Kimberley / By Hannah Barry More than 70 people have been charged under Western Australia's new anti-strangulation laws in the first month and a half. The family violence legislation came into effect on October 1, and made it a specific offence to…
By Naomi Neilson The Lawyer X inquiry’s final report has found that former barrister Nicola Gobbo’s work with Victoria Police was “inexcusable” and the community and courts are entitled to their concerns that she has undermined the law and the administration…
By Jack Snape A proposal to merge the Family Court with the Federal Circuit Court has come under heavy criticism from parliamentarians and the legal profession. The Government has said the merger, which it aims to progress through Parliament this…
Police say 39-year-old had filled in a form stating he had a legitimate reason to leave home By Kim Willsher French police have fined a man who left his home with a written lockdown declaration stating he was out to…