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Berlusconi's dream world ... Revenge politics in Italy ... Independence of prosecutors under attack ... Constitutional assault ... The years of lead ... Investigations reopened into old murders ... High drama at Milan's Leoncavallo ... Rome correspondent Silvana Olivetti reports ... Read more >> 

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Schmoozing and betrayal ... Judge Water Softener rides into Integrityville mounted high on his horse ... Judicial review of corruption finding ... Intriguing submissions ... Unprecedented assistance to morals monitor ... The scale of the sub-rosa intrigue ... Plenty to think about ... Ginger Snatch reports ... Read more >> 

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The plague of amnesia ... Memory and its failures ... Remembering to forget things ... Failure to take account of remissions in sentencing ... Relevant memories of experienced and inexperience judges ... An experienced judge writes ... Justinian's Archive, November 12, 2004 ... Read more >> 

 

 

Wednesday
May232018

Missing in action

• DateWednesday, May 23, 2018

Where's Virginia? ... 100% of new Tasmanian silks are women ... Notes from The Map ... Coroners can't cope ... Street talk ... Solicitor spanked and thanked ... Theorora reports 

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Monday
May212018

Into the fray

• DateMonday, May 21, 2018

Circuit Court judge over the line in family law property case ... Too many questions from the bench, expressions of disbelief, sarcasm, procedural unfairness ... Ginger Snatch reports 

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Sunday
May202018

All in the family

• DateSunday, May 20, 2018

On the cusp of federal courts restructure ... Caustic advice to Thee-Wigs Willy Alstergren on how to run the Family Court's appeal division ... New head of the division has limited family law experience, as does the chief justice ... Recipe for unhappiness ... Rules, requirements and ruminations 

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Tuesday
May152018

The kindness of strangers

• DateTuesday, May 15, 2018

Qld CA clean bowls admissions board which got hung-up on graduate's trivial mistakes ... SA Full Court not so kind to solicitor who made false claims for legal aid funds ... Nick Bonyhady reports 

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Wednesday
May092018

Independence Day

• DateWednesday, May 9, 2018

The illusion of "independence" … Hayne royal commission brings new meaning to the word "independent" ... AMP, Clayton Utz, Catherine Brenner and the massaging of an independent report ... Clutz alumni Brian Salter is the fall-guy ... Nick Bonyhady reports 

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Monday
May072018

Chip off the old Brott

• DateMonday, May 7, 2018

Benched solicitor out of time in defamation action ... Second bite of the defamation cherry with law firm and barrister in the frame ... Nick Bonyhady reports courtside  

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Monday
May072018

Misconduct case over scam and blackmail allegations

• DateMonday, May 7, 2018

Conveyancing fracas and thunderous emails lead to misconduct proceedings ... Gadens' partner complains to VLSC ... Strike-out refused by VCAT ... Nick Bonyhady reports 

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Sunday
May062018

Dot and the dinosaurs

• DateSunday, May 6, 2018

Barbie - the perfect spectator for carnivore battles ... Hubris and delusion ... How partners' meetings have changed ... Women don't talk like that ... Dorothy, our partner at big law, looks at evolutionary developments 

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Tuesday
May012018

Ahoy. Navigation assistance

• DateTuesday, May 1, 2018

Where are we with the ALRC inquiry into family law? ... Issues paper ... Access to justice ... Advocacy and support services ... Therapeutic justice ... Exploration of new modes of service delivery ... Peach Melba on the case 

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