In R v Curtis (No 3), McCallum J of the Supreme Court of New South Wales sentenced Mr Curtis who had been found guilty by a jury of an offence of conspiracy to commit an offence of insider trading contrary …
In Calvo v Ellimark Pty Ltd, the New South Wales Court of Appeal held that the former clients of a solicitor were, by reason of the solicitor’s conduct in refusing to provide tax invoices and itemised bills of costs during …
The Supreme Court of Victoria in Onebev Pty Ltd v Encore Beverages Pty Ltd has held that s 36(2) of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 (Cth) which deals with how time periods are to be calculated extended the 21 day …
The High Court of Australia in Attwells v Jackson Lalic Lawyers Pty Limited has unanimously declined to reconsider its previous decisions in Giannarelli v Wraith and D’Orta-Ekenaike v Victoria Legal Aid which stated that, at common law, an advocate could …
Pleadings still play an important role in civil proceedings in New South Wales. Where they are used, they must fulfil the functions for which they exist and must comply with the requirements of the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW). …
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