A magistrate has been arrested and charged with deception over alleged traffic offences involving his car. Magistrate Robert Harrap has been charged with two counts of deception and one count of conspiracy to commit the offence of abuse of public…
By Naomi Neilson To work in law is to bear the emotional scars that come with it. From vicarious trauma to hypervigilance in everyday settings, Lawyers Weekly takes a look at the triggers of a career in law with two…
By Legal Cheek Florida’s Samuel J. Rabin Jr. takes no chances A criminal defence lawyer has rocked up to court in a full hazmat suit. Samuel J. Rabin Jr. recently attended a sentencing hearing at a federal courthouse in Miami,…
By BBC News Johnny Depp has denied he slapped ex-wife Amber Heard after she laughed at one of his tattoos, as he appeared at a hearing at London's High Court. He accused Ms Heard of "building a dossier" against him…
By Lucy Cormack A highly secret police strike force has been set up to investigate the conduct of senior police in the NSW drug squad. The investigation, revealed by News Corp on Thursday, has been coined strike force dominion and…
By Jerome Doraisamy In an effort to offer greater flexibility to senior members of the legal sector, the South Australian government will reintroduce the Queen’s counsel title. Since 2008, barristers in South Australia taking silk have been appointed with the…
By Jamie Doward Libel case over the Sun’s claim that star abused his ex-wife Amber Heard opens this week The fusty confines of London’s high court get the Hollywood treatment this week when it considers a blockbuster libel action and…
on Law Reportwith Damien Carrick The Covid-19 crisis has transformed our family law courts. In response to a surge in disputes over parenting plans, the Family Law Courts created a Covid-19 List to hear urgent cases using Microsoft Teams. And this is…
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By AAP A commercial rock lobster catcher in Western Australia’s Mid West region has been slapped with the heaviest fishing offence-related penalties in the state’s history — almost $8 million. Geraldton-based Sam Vincent Basile repeatedly committed offences including fishing in…