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Entries in ACT Supreme Court (6)

Friday
Aug152014

The sound of one man bowing

Solo bows ceremony grips Molonglo Supremes ... Press releases flowing from the QE11 Cauldron ... Slater & Gordon minting it as acquisitions pile up 

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Tuesday
Dec182012

Slow boat up the Molonglo

ACT barristers complains about Justice Refshauge ... Reserved judgments piling-up ... Canberra practitioners livid at the delays ... Replacement CJ in contention ... Massive amount of weekend typing and RSI? 

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Tuesday
Feb282012

Hits of the blitz

Case management regime rolls out at ACT Supremes … Extra money and judge allocated to backlog "blitz" … This month judgment delivered in a case after 39 months cogitation … Exclusive table of long-tail reserved judgments 

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Wednesday
Aug032011

Silence is leaden

ACT damages verdict at least two-and-a-half years overdue ... No response from Canberra bar or Supremes to counsel's multiple notices under delayed judgment protocol ... Writ of mandamus heading to the High Court 

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Thursday
Jul142011

Judgment time for Molongolo Supremes

Every unhappy court is unhappy in its own way ... ACT government and Supreme Court in long-running stand off ... Delays and despair ... No rush by CJ to welcome new appointment 

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Wednesday
Jun152011

There but for fortune 

ACT Supremes still drowsy ... AG Smith singing at Silverwater ... Queen's gongs for lawyers ... Littlemore's new hero - "ugly, irascible, intolerant, clever" ... Clutz' document retention policy thriving ... Minimalist welcome from the bar for Ashley Black ... The Rudds turn up at Spigs last admission ceremony

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