Admission ceremonies on 20 June 2023
… The Court will host three admission ceremonies on Tuesday 20 June to admit new lawyers to … users per our most recent operational update . Masks are recommended to be worn throughout the event proceedings and, … test prior to the ceremony. Physical distancing is recommended where possible (guests of an individual applicant …
Judgment handed down in DPP v Browning
… the respondent, Brian Robert Browning, for the murder of his wife, Catherine Elizabeth Browning. The Court accepted … Director's contention that the sentence of 18 years' imprisonment with a 14 year non-parole period was manifestly … period of 16 years. NOTE: This summary is necessarily incomplete. It is not intended as a substitute for the Court's …
Judgment handed down in Google Inc v Trkulja
… brought a proceeding for defamation against Google Inc, a company incorporated in the USA. Service of the proceeding … had no real prospect of success. That application was dismissed by a Supreme Court judge, but was successful on … number of occasions in 2012 and 2013, images, text and autocomplete predictions were returned which were defamatory of …
Changes to First Directions Orders in the Common Law Division
… have been made to first directions orders in four specialist personal injury lists in the Common Law Division , streamlining the process for parties … revised First Directions forms available on the Court’s website. The major changes to the standard orders include: A …
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Judgment handed down in DPP v Abad
… The Court of Appeal today dismissed an appeal by the Director of Public Prosecutions … where the respondent worked as a security guard. They commenced a sexual relationship for a period of … believed her, on reasonable grounds, there was no offence committed at that stage. The relationship came to the …
Urgent applications
… Genuinely urgent applications in Common Law Division and Commercial Court proceedings are heard in the Practice Court …
MLC MySuper Group Proceeding (Class Action)
… anything in response to the Notice. Any group member who wishes to object to the proposed settlement must, by no later than 4:00pm (AEDT) on 4 April 2025, either : complete the online objection notice ; or complete the ‘Notice of Objection’ form found at Annexure B …
Judgment handed down in ASIC v Flugge and Geary
… an officer, respectively, under sections 180(1) (to exercise reasonable care and diligence) and 181 (to act in good … to a scandal that engulfed AWB, leading to the Cole Royal Commission and the ultimate demise of AWB. ASIC alleges that … Washington in which he was informed by an Australian trade commissioner that the UN were making inquiries into whether …
Allianz Group Proceedings (Class Action)
… Allianz and Allianz Life engaged in conduct that was misleading or deceptive, that was unconscionable, or by which … claim alleges that the group members are either entitled to compensation for losses they have incurred as a result of … by no later than 4:00pm (AEDT) on 7 March 2025, either : complete the online objection notice ; or complete the ‘ …
Criminal appeals
… The Supreme Court of Victoria has two divisions - the Trial Division and the Court of Appeal. An … may be able to make a further appeal if you have fresh and compelling evidence that should, in the interests of justice, be considered on an appeal. Section 326C of the Criminal Procedure Act 2009 specifies when …
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