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Sofronoff stripped bare ... Deceit ... Betrayal ... Drumgold hung out to dry as a result of Sofronoff-Albrechtsen information "tryst" ... Latest derailment of conspiracies about the prosecution of manosphere darling, Bruce Lehrmann ... Derangement syndrome ... Sofronoff's "serious corruption" ... Devastation among devoted Banana Benders ... Read more >>

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Bag lady ... Don't call the results until the fat lady sings … Senator's criminal record hidden from view … Inspiration from our B-grade business leaders … Forget the sexual harassment, Dicey Heydon is coming out of the deep freeze ... Read on >> 

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Capital crimes ... Dangerous words likely to be scrubbed from the Trump era lexicon ... Musk and his techie vandals ... The shredder going full blast at the FBI ... Stolen national security documents sent back to Mar-a-Lago ... Cabinet clown show ... White supremacy unleashed ... Consumer protection prosecutions dropped ... Lawyers and law firms threatened ... Roger Fitch from Washington ... Read more >> 

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Letter from London ... Holiday season ... Mother's Day, Lent, Chocolate ... Publisher wants money from Russell Brand for unpublished books ... Paralegal accessed forbidden documents to qualify for legal training contract ... Birthday card payout ... Floyd Alexander-Hunt files from Blighty ... Read more >> 

"True to form, the ACT corruption watchdog has put itself at the centre of perceptions of bias with a finding against eminent former Queensland judge Walter Sofronoff KC that serves only to debase the definition of serious corrupt conduct."

The Australian with its unique perspective on "bias" ... March 22, 2025 ... Read more flatulence ... 


For the latest developments in media law … www.glj.com.au 


Justinian Featurettes

Judgment for sale ... Melbourne University Publishing's decision to produce Justice Lee's Lehrmann judgment as a commercial product is not without its problems ... The omnishambles continues ... Melbourne lawyer Nilay B. Patel explains ... Read more >> 


Justinian's archive

Defamation and other misadventures ... So sexy, said the actress of the Chief Justice ... Daphnis dunks women in hot water ... Another (male) judge frocks-up ... Inside Madge's mouth ... Stephen Archer defamed ... David Levine strangles more English ... Justice Dean Mildren "the idiot" ... From Justinian's archive, April 22, 2004 ... Read more >> 


 

 

Wednesday
Jul102024

Jail lingo

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

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

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

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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Tuesday
Jul022024

Vic brief in trouble, again

Unsubstantiated claim of "false document and fraud" ... Barrister sent off the track ... Upheld by Vic appeals ... Immunity principle applying to costs orders ... Multiple run ins ... Anthony Kanaan reports 

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Tuesday
Jul022024

Anything goes

Solicitor changes lanes ... Warned client of possible conflict ... VicSupremes says "go ahead" ... Legal Services Commissioner on standby ... Plus ... Plundering clients' estates for personal expenses ... More than $2 million AWOL from Wollongong law shop ... Derolling after time served ... Anthony Kanaan reports 

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Friday
Jun282024

Judicial shockers

The justice business ... Appeal admonitions ... Sore bottoms for those lower down the chain of command ... Nationwide lapses ... Perfection proves elusive ... Latest from Ginger Snatch 

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Thursday
Jun272024

Gently does it

New entrants for the Golden Snail ... Reserved judgments ... Latest tally for slothful delivery ... From three years to 13 months ... Well outside the acceptable timeframe ... Ginger Snatch reports 

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Tuesday
Jun252024

Costs calamity

Family provisions ... NSW CA ... Client underwater ... Awarded an extra $220,000 from mother's estate with costs of over $403,000 ... Law firm's unsuccessful challenge to costs assessment, panel review and District Court decision ... Everyone goes home in tears ... Anthony Kanaan reports 

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