The government wants to protect whistleblowers, and go after the Big Four professional services firms. The trick will be finding the right balance.
Legal affairs
A Sydney court spared TPG dealmaker Joel Thickins from jail, but not from a withering assessment of his conduct behind the wheel.
The whistleblower at the centre of the audit scandal might not actually be a whistleblower, in the strict legal sense. It’s concerning, and not just for the individual himself.
The KPMG inquiry has turned the spotlight on law firms, privilege and the blurry line between independent investigation and corporate protection.
The KPMG audit leaks scandal has served as a reminder of the cost of speaking up. MP Andrew Wilkie warns whistleblowers remain too exposed.
Law firms Ashurst and Allens were dragged into KPMG’s mess, but the Senate inquiry could not make them carry the blame.
The federal court judge named and shamed six judges over delayed rulings. Now the chiefs have told their courts to keep any criticism in-house.
The Federal Court judge said former CEO Matt Bekier and chief lawyer Paula Martin would have faced harsher penalties if not for deals ASIC struck with other executives.
Ashurst and Allens are expected to refuse any questioning over their work for the consulting giant on professional privilege grounds, raising the prospect of a legal fight.
Newly released court documents lay out the timeline behind the ASX’s bungled tech upgrade, and how it it misled the market.
The native title battle between the Yindjibarndi people of the Pilbara and mining giant Fortescue will likely end up in the High Court — again.
Justice Robert Beech-Jones’ combative speech took aim at a conservative legal society — and exposed tensions inside the High Court.
The outgoing ASIC chief says the regulator wants to help courts “get to the heart” of cases more quickly.
The ACCC has claimed a big win in the Coles fake discount case, but the real gauge of success will be the size of the penalties. And they may fall short of the hype.
Zip Co might have lost its trade mark battle with Firstmac, but the case has settled a tricky area of intellectual property law.
Six months after DroneShield’s governance blow-up, ASIC has confirmed it is investigating the counter-drone manufacturer, as some investors ask what took so long.
Musk says OpenAI betrayed its mission. But as the trial enters its final stretch, prediction markets are turning against him.
Who does covert footage of “cruelty” at abattoirs ultimately belong to — the activists or the abattoir? The High Court will decide.
Clive Palmer is weighing in on a push to bring prediction markets to Australia. The lobby’s claim it should not be regulated as gambling may be its biggest bet.
The High Court’s May sittings open with a case that has media outlets and content creators on high alert over copyright and covert footage.
This week, the defamation dance between Sue Chrysanthou SC and Rebel Wilson veered from smooth foxtrot to dramatic bolero.
Now the dust has settled on the Claude Mythos announcement, legal cyber experts say there is no need to panic — just yet.
