Justice Lee tore into Maurice Blackburn for missing its deadline to hand the court a payment schedule for Qantas's $120m payout to 1,820 illegally sacked workers, only flagging it needed more time 8 days before the deadline. He refused the extension, calling it "a minute to midnight" and that “court orders are not like the traffic lights in Palermo… not there merely to be observed when convenient”: ABC News

KPMG's former COO Eileen Hoggett has been sacked from the partnership. Allens uncovered an email proving she stored printed Lendlease board papers in her locker and shared them to win audit work after she repeatedly denied it to the firm, regulators and parliament. New CEO John Sams called it "an understatement" to say he's angry: AFR

Where do young lawyers want to work in 2026? Mallesons rocketed from 6th to 1st in a Lawyers Weekly Survey, which asked lawyers aged 18 to 39 which firms they'd actually consider jumping to. Allens slid from 1st to 4th, while HSF Kramer climbed to 2nd. Culture's clearly not the problem: 83% of young lawyers rate their own firm "excellent" or "good". Pay's another story, with only 59% happy with their packet: Point Blank

Pauline Hanson is gearing up for a High Court fight. Just yesterday, the Full Federal Court upheld the finding she racially vilified Senator Mehreen Faruqi over a 2022 tweet. Now, Hanson’s recruited big wigs Bret Walker, SC and Perry Herzfeld, SC to challenge whether section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act oversteps the Constitution’s implied freedom of political communication: AFR

There's drama at the judiciary. Federal Court Chief Justice Debbie Mortimer says she got zero notice before Labor announced a shiny new Fair Work Court at the ALP conference. She's told judges she was blindsided too. Turns out, the courts weren't too chuffed with being told they're too slow at resolving workplace claims, and their own figures say otherwise: Capital Brief