By Soofia Tariq AAP AAP FactCheck - Legal experts have dismissed as "nonsense" a string of wild claims made on social media that a magistrate's order is illegal and that police can't legally enter a home without the resident's consent or…
By Rachel Jackson AAP An underworld figure desperate for release from prison has wagered a multi-million-dollar cemetery as collateral, taking a judge by surprise. Omar Haouchar, 32, was arrested in January over an alleged conspiracy to murder a rival gang…
By Legal Cheek Dressing down A judge has reportedly given a barrister a dressing down after he appeared in court via video link without any trousers. The barrister — who, fortunately for his sake, has not been named — left court…
By Lydia Fontes Legal Cheek Throws lavish celebration Kim Kardashian has graduated law school after six years — and pulled out all the stops to celebrate. The 44-year-old reality TV star has completed the California Law Office Study Program which allows…
By Angus Simpson Legal Cheek “I consider that it would have been negligent for this barrister, if she used AI and did not check it, to put that text into her pleading,” says Mr Justice Ritchie The case concerned a homeless claimant…
By Elizabeth Byrne ABC News In short: A Canberra woman who failed to remove intimate images that featured her ex-partner from her OnlyFans page after he withdrew consent has avoided jail. The court heard when the pair's relationship ended the…
The drug kingpin has been locked up for almost two decades. By 7 News Molly Magennis Drug kingpin Tony Mokbel has been freed from jail following a successful bail application. After spending 18 years in custody, the 59-year-old notorious gangland…
By Caitlin Vinci | PerthNow Installing CCTV cameras to catch people leaving rubbish in known dumping hotspots is paying off for the City of Gosnells, with a first successful prosecution and several more cases before the courts. A Huntingdale resident…
ABC News by Elizabeth Byrne In short: A woman previously charged for hitting her 13-year-old son while chastising him for disobeying a technology ban has successfully appealed her conviction. The NSW District Court heard the boy texted his father after…
ABC News By Jamie Thannoo In short: Tom Smith was fined for having THC in system after being in a car crash that was not his fault. He had taken a dose of prescribed medicinal cannabis two days before the…