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The law and its miracles ... Party allies selected for judicial elevation in Qld ... Justice Jenni Hill's brother ... More entries for the Golden Tortoise award ... Federal Court muddles the maths, again ... Theodora reports ... Read more >>

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Party time for Dicey ... Heydon's book - a pathway to rehabilitation ... The predatory man and the clever intellect - all wrapped up in the one person ... Academic tome and cancel agenda ... Despite the plaudits the record of abuse doesn't vanish ... Book launch with young associates at a safe distance ... Procrustes thinks out loud ... Read more >> 

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The Lubyanka ... Bullying investigation into former Federal Court judge goes nowhere ... "Complaint unsubstantiated" ... Phew! ... Recommendations about staff education ... Nothing recommended for judicial induction ... More >> 

 

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Governance turmoil at Tiny Town Law Society ... Night of the long knives ... Lakeside in Canberra ... ACT Law Society upheaval over governance changes ... Bodies carted out of the council room ... Blood on the carpet ... Fraught litigation another distraction ... From Gang Gang ... Read more >> 

"We're in unchartered territory here. A Pope hasn't died before during an Australian election campaign."  

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Letter from Rome ... Judges on strike ... Too much "reform" ... Berlusconi legacy ... Referendum on the way ... Constitutional court inflames the Meloni regime with decision on boat people ... Insults galore ... Silvana Olivetti reports ... Read more >> 

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Tea is for Tippy ... Life of a tiffstaff ... Bright, ambitious and, when it comes to the crucial things, hopeless ... Milking the glory of the gig ...  Introducing Tippy, our new blogger filing from within the concrete cage at Queens Square ... From Justinian's Archive, March 15, 2010 ...  Read more >> 

 

 

Thursday
Jul252024

Turnover on the factory floor 

• DateThursday, July 25, 2024

Churn at the Federal Court ... Executives move on ... Acting appointments ... AAT recruitments ... Down the garden path with CourtPath ... Jackboots uncensored ... Felicity Fume reports 

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Wednesday
Jul242024

Fresh horrors

• DateWednesday, July 24, 2024

A forgotten judgment emerges from the bottom drawer ... Fault lies elsewhere ... The ghost of Bookshelves Brandis ... Huge delay working out GST and its role in business turnover ... Federale judges birched by the Fulls and the Saloon ... Ginger Snatch reports 

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Monday
Jul222024

More fun with costs

• DateMonday, July 22, 2024

Motor car accident ... No real challenge as to liability ... $1,699.69 in dispute for rear end repair bill ... Plaintiff ordered to pay 95% of the legal costs - currently at $150,000 ... Prize for astounding damages to costs ratio ... Anthony Kanaan reports 

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Saturday
Jul202024

Something for true believers

• DateSaturday, July 20, 2024

Things you should know about the Australian Labor Party Nick ... History ... Tensions ... Triumphs ... Splits ... Where are the working class MPs? ... Braham Dabscheck reviews Dyrenfurth & Bongiorno's A Little History Of The Australian Labor Party ... Rats in the ranks 

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Friday
Jul122024

Planet's pin-up girl

• DateFriday, July 12, 2024

Linda Reynolds' pleadings ... Brittany Higgins' defence is yet to appear from behind the curtain ... Slow process at the WA Supremes ... High drama over a few social media posts ..."Plan" to bring down the government ... Selective reporting from the usual suspects ... Pointers to the cover-up ... Sandy Groper reports from Perth 

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Wednesday
Jul102024

Jail lingo

• DateWednesday, July 10, 2024

Prison patois ... Underworld lexicography ... Important contribution to Australian English ... Wordologists' delight ... Bruce Moore's The 1972 Parramatta Jail Glossary ... Reviewed by Linda Funnell 

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Tuesday
Jul092024

Epistle from Torrenside

• DateTuesday, July 9, 2024

Latest additions to the Federales ... Breeding ground for the Saloon ... Needham and McDonald JJ ... South Australian CJs who spurned the High ... John Bray CJ - selected poems and ornamental bird bath ... Crow Eaters ... Procrustes files  

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Friday
Jul052024

Reign of Terror

DateFriday, July 5, 2024

SCOTUS ... Shocker decisions from the latest term ... The Trump Docket ... Presidential immunity ... Gratuities and bribes ... Obstruction ... Admin law trashed ... Criminalising the homeless ... Espionage Act - two sides of the coin for Assange and Trump ... At last, someone convicted at Guantánamo of a real war crime ... Roger Fitch reports from Washington 

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Tuesday
Jul022024

The election season

• DateTuesday, July 2, 2024

The case for compulsory voting ... Pity the Brits, French and Americans where politicians have to "get out the vote" ... Nathan Twibill on the advantages of the "median voter" strategy ... Vote early, vote often 

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