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Call for role in uniform law
THE NSW Government wants to play a major role in drafting new uniform national laws to regulate the legal profession.
Crisis erodes profits
THE economic crisis is set to slash the profits going to partners at US law firms by up to 15 per cent, according to an authoritative...
Quick compo the way to go
IF the new head of the Law Council has his way, regulation overhaul will give South Australians much faster compensation when they are...
Libel case to test war crime claims
Chris Merritt, Legal affairs editor
A MAN wanted over war crimes in Croatia will first face his accusers in a Sydney defamation court, instead of a war crimes tribunal in...
Judge to limit ACC's powers
Susannah Moran
THE notoriously secretive Australian Crime Commission was warned yesterday its wide-ranging powers would be restricted by the Federal...
New rules lift war against piracy
AMERICAN warships have caught more than a dozen suspected pirates in the Gulf of Aden in the past week.
Ex-brokers avoid jail
Andrew Main
TWO former stockbrokers were given suspended jail sentences yesterday in relation to manipulation of shares in Genetic Technologies.
Laws on leaking face legal challenge
Chris Merritt, Legal affairs editor
WHISTLEBLOWER Allan Kessing is preparing a constitutional challenge aimed at striking down the strict anti-leaking laws that apply to...
Another round of name-calling
A FAT ballerina, a slow footballer, an incompetent thief and a tremulous surgeon were all bit players as Ray Chesterton and John Laws...
Retired judge to head royal commission
Rick Wallace, Victorian political reporter
RETIRED Supreme Court judge Bernard Teague has been chosen to head the royal commission into the Black Saturday bushfires.
Forex trader arrested over Ponzi scam
Sean O'Neill
A FOREX trader has been arrested by police investigating an investment fraud believed to be the UK's first major credit-crunch case.
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Rio to Rudd: jobs in danger
Matt Chambers
RIO says failure to approve Chinalco's rescue package could cost 2150 jobs and 750 planned jobs.
Kessing fights on
FORMER customs officer Allan Kessing lost his NSW Supreme Court of Criminal Appeal case last month but tells Prejudice he will appeal...
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RBA to shift gear on rate cuts
UPDATE: Allison Jackson
THE Reserve Bank has left the door open for more interest rate cuts, albeit at a slower pace, as global conditions continue to...
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UPDATE: Patricia Karvelas | 5:15pm
THE simmering tensions between Malcolm Turnbull and Liberal conservatives erupted into public view today with the sacking of a senator.
Thief steals secret data off Sol
Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson and John Rolfe
A MOBILE phone loaded with top-secret Microsoft software given to Telstra boss Sol Trujillo has apparently been stolen in Barcelona.
Bradley review prompts Go8 ire
Luke Slattery
THE Group of Eight has savaged the Bradley review, describing it as a "road map to mediocrity", foolish and deeply flawed.
Single pension 'too low'
Patricia Karvelas, Political correspondent
THE single age pension should be raised to two-thirds of the couple rate, according to an internal government review.