The Delaware Court of Chancery explained the reasoning for a specific award of attorneys’ fees based on a post-trial decision earlier this year, highlighted on these pages, that discussed the basis for awarding fees in a case involving breach of
Abuse: Use of confidential counselling records in defence of civil claim.
Hubicki v Australian Air League [2026] VSC 596 (Link to JADE).
This interlocutory decision concerned the defendant’s application to inspect treating notes of plaintiff’s treating psychologist Dr Withers, which required consideration of the Evidence (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1958 (Vic)
Conduct: Sexual misconduct and impact of trauma on memory – Appellate consideration.
Cheema v Medical Board of Australia [2026] SASCA 109 (Link to JADE).
This appeal from a finding of the South Australian Civil and Administrative Tribunal against findings of professional misconduct was ultimately dismissed, however the courts comments on memory
NS legal regulator adopts new competencies for entry to legal practice
Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society also adds African Nova Scotian competency section
Unwise for a Appellant to Represent Himself.
Speculation and Legal Malpractice
Legal malpractice is always the comparison of the actual outcome of litigation and the hypothetical better outcome had the attorneys acted differently. Putting aside questions of strategy, if the attorneys departed from good practice and the financial outcome is negative
What Does The Term “Anti-Corruption Lawyer” Mean?
Have you ever really paused to think what the term “anti-corruption lawyer” means?
Mark McCaig, Publisher of the Texas Voice (which describes itself as an “honest and trustworthy source of information about Texas politics and government), has and he takes
E174 | Confronting Moral Injury: Winning in Law Without Losing Yourself
In a lot of respects, the legal system is a moral ordering system,” says Jody Sanders—one built on competing interests and an outcomes-based way of measuring success that, he argues, rarely tells the whole story. In this episode, Jody
Judge Terry Johnson Suspended, Not Yet Convicted
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NH Chief Justice Resigns After Admitting Misconduct
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