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Entries in Greg Smith (11)

Tuesday
Apr222014

Hazzard ahead

Baird reshuffle sees Liberal Party bovver boy as the NSW attorney general ... Brad Hazzard is a battle hardened survivor of the Bearbit ... Greg Smith fell out with his Catholic right wing faction over mandatory sentencing ... Alex Mitchell reports from Macquarie Street ... Plus, the case of the kindly solicitor and the lonely widow 

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Monday
Mar112013

Old Mates Act

Exciting new brooms in the boardroom of NSW Legal Aid ... Commodore Collins hired to slay plans for green slip and motor accident reform 

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Friday
Sep142012

Jurors are smart in Barry World

Attorney General Smith out of the loop on tweaking right to silence … Another police-driven initiative … Much squirming in Macquarie Street 

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Friday
Jun152012

Bail out

Shock jock demagogue Ray Hadley starts bullying politicians to crush proposed reforms to the Bail Act ... LRC report not yet before cabinet ... Police muscle on display ... Opponents don't like the sound of "presumption in favour of bail" ... But don't quite understand what it means ... Listen up 

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Friday
Jun012012

More respect, please

NSW Chief Madge, Judge Graeme Henson, lets fly at AG bureaucrats ... Hard-pressed beaks ... Gripes about conditions ... Magistrates want the same perks as judges ... Furious response to newspaper article ... Department does nothing to fix court problems ... Lorenzo Glanfield seriously rebuked  

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Wednesday
Apr182012

Keddies latest trick

Substantial settlement for Keddies' overcharging … Millionaires want to put damages payouts on lay-by … Template response from AG's office ... Complaints about professional misconduct sent to Bermuda Triangle 

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Saturday
Mar242012

Conversations with a cab driver

The woes of being the attorney general of NSW … You almost feel sorry for Greg Smith having to endure Ray Hadley's frothing attacks ... 2GB's tough guy gets stuck into the AG ... Laura Norda 

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Friday
Aug262011

Watch your steps

While the Commonwealth's "genuine steps" pre-litigation requirements had a healthy birth at the beginning of the month, NSW's "reasonable steps" were strangled before they drew breath ... NSW government calls sniffer dog off the DPP's patch ... Last days of lump-sum cash for victims of crime 

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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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Wednesday
Jun082011

God botherers' picnic

A few bars of Danny Boy from the attorney general would be a treat for the Anglo lawyers brekka ... Sharp right turn for law and justice policies in NSW ... Greg Smith over-eggs his mandatory sentencing rhetoric ... Polly Peck reports

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Wednesday
Apr062011

News from the Spigeltent and other places

First days of the O'Barrell government ... True colours revealed ... Latest Sydney chambers whirligigs ... Tribute for Hodgman ... Unfounded rumours

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