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Thursday
Apr142016

Trauma on the Torrens

• DateThursday, April 14, 2016

South Australia - appointing auxiliary judges was the chief justice's idea ... Judicial appointments on the cheap ... Bar n' Grill up in arms ... AG looking to merge trial divisions of the Supreme and District courts ... Money, money, money 

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Wednesday
Apr132016

Second-hand hearsay

• DateWednesday, April 13, 2016

Stories from the depths ... Café life for Junior Junior as she soaks up the tittle-tattle and innuendo ... Channelling F.E. Smith, Birkett and Marshall Hall ... The story must be true if told by another barrister 

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Friday
Apr082016

It's bananas in Brisneyland

• DateFriday, April 8, 2016

Death rattle of the Carmody story ... Secretly recorded CJ rant back in the news as Sgt Plod called in to investigate senior judge administrator ... No need for Justice Byrne to pack his toothbrush 

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Tuesday
Apr052016

Returning to class

• DateTuesday, April 5, 2016

The law is riddled with classy types, yet class is rarely mentioned ... A taboo topic at law school ... Law and privilege go hand in hand ... Barely Legal wants to talk about it because it could be affecting his legal education 

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Tuesday
Apr052016

Lawyer hit with damages of $20 for underquoting costs

• DateTuesday, April 5, 2016

Because of mounting tax problems solicitor keen to secure business by giving a misleading costs estimate to a client ... Unsuccessful in the Land and Environment Court ... Nominal damages because the client benefited from the expense of the litigation in subsequently getting ministerial approval for a quarry ... No reliance on doubtful estimates of costs ... Hannah Ryan catches the action 

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Monday
Apr042016

Do nothing and win immunity

• DateMonday, April 4, 2016

McKellar's Miscellany of Mishaps ... Advocates immunity gets a workout in the High Court, while in the VicSupremes lawyers get immunity for not defending an application to wind-up a solvent client ... Work done out of court and its affect on the case in court ... Kate Lilly is courtside 

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Friday
Apr012016

Prayers to St Anthony

• DateFriday, April 1, 2016

Inspector Dave getting into the ganja ... Too many inquiries upsetting for the cabinet secretary ... Latest on the Sinodinos saga ... Piling up the falsehoods 

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Thursday
Mar312016

Liberals caught in the wringer after washing the money

• DateThursday, March 31, 2016

Arfur (Daley) Sinodinos knows nuffin' ... Exculpatory evidence missing in action ... SharriLaw ... Liberals tried to wriggle off ICAC's hook, only to be caught by Keith Mason at the Electoral Commission ... Rorts of the Free Enterprise Foundation 

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Wednesday
Mar232016

French CJ to bow out early

• DateWednesday, March 23, 2016

No more cases for the CJ after the end of this year ... Appointing a successor ... Proroguing parliament for an unusual reason ... Government seeking to takeover senate agenda ... Everything perfectly normal, says Bookshelves Brandis  

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