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June 23, 2009 Attorney-General Robert McClelland has presented a Bill for "an Act to amend legislation relating to federal courts, and for related purposes."
June 19, 2009 Chief Justice Warren has issued the Supreme Court of Victoria's new Practice Note 2 of 2009. The Practice Note outlines operational procedure for the Court's Technology, Engineering and Construction (TEC) List.
June 11, 2009 "Lawyers could be personally liable for costs under new laws aimed at delivering quicker, cheaper and less complex justice in the Federal Court."
May 22, 2009 "Victoria will have a new civil procedure act within 12 months aimed at promoting the "just, efficient, timely and cost-effective resolution of disputes", Attorney-General Rob Hulls revealed this week."
May 21, 2009 On 17 May 2009, I was pleased to co-present on the topics of International eDiscovery and International Data Protection and Privacy at the Computer and Enterprise Investigations Conference (CEIC 2009), held in Orlando.
May 21, 2009 "Quite frankly, it is very troublesome when a solicitor engages in conduct where records are destroyed."
May 8, 2009 "The NSW Supreme Court Rules talk about the "just, quick and cheap resolution" of disputes but this is believed to the first time it will be written into legislation. Federal Court judges will also be given additional case management powers and there will be cost penalties for those who do not comply with directions."
April 29, 2009 The recent decision of McKerracher J involved an application to transfer a proceeding related to the Opes Prime collapse from the Western Australia District Registry to the Victorian District Registry of the Federal Court.
April 24, 2009 Chief Justice Black issued the Federal Court of Australia's new Practice Note 30 on 24 April 2009.
April 24, 2009 "Woody Allen once famously remarked, "Remember, if you smoke after s-x, you're doing it too fast". Another thing to remember is that tobacco litigation is never done too fast."
April 23, 2009 The recent decision of McKerracher J involves, amongst other things, an application for further discovery in a continuing dispute between two competing ship builders, Austal and Incat.
April 3, 2009 Chief Justice Black issued the Federal Court of Australia's revised Practice Note 17 on 29 January 2009. The Practice Note supplements the Court's existing procedural rules for discovery contained in Order 15 of the Federal Court Rules. The Practice Note also conveys the Court's preferred practice in relation to the "use of technology in the management of discovery and the conduct of litigation".
March 28, 2009 On 25 March 2009, I was pleased to present on the topic of Understanding E-Discovery for Information Professionals at the HP TRIM User Forum 22 (TUF 22).
March 27, 2009 Justice Einstein is a leading light for electronic litigation in the Equity Division of the Supreme Court of New South Wales.
Justice Tamberlin's E-Discovery Legacy
Justice Tamberlin is set to retire from the Federal Court of Australia on 30 March 2009.
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