Aged solicitor not so doddery that he couldn’t use AI … Bogus AI generated citations in court submissions … Non-existent quotes … Off to the OLSC for birching … Name suppressed, naturally … Taco Bell CJ appears on the ABC to reiterate (partial) AI ban … Anthony Kanaan reports
Rome is burning
Foreign Desk Friday, January 31, 2025Giorgia Meloni’s right-wing populist regime threatens judicial independence … Moves to strip constitutional independence of La Magistratura … Judges on the ramparts … The Osama Almasri affair … Silvana Olivetti reports
Damien Carrick
On The Couch Sunday, January 26, 2025Damien Carrick has presented Law Report on the ABC for 23 years … An insight into the man behind the microphone … Law and media … Pursuit of the story … Pressing topics … Informative guests … On The Couch
Another Bonaparte takes the throne
Roger Fitch Esq Wednesday, January 22, 2025The Second Coming of Trump … A circus of corruption and revenge … Rewards for the “losers” … Assembling the infrastruction of authoritarianism … DoJ cases up for “negotiation” … The knavery of Louis Napoleon … Parallels aplenty … Roger Fitch files from Washington
Catching the backpay gravy train
PROCRUSTES Thursday, January 16, 2025Flour and baccy … What happened to WA’s one percent? … Settlement of stockmen’s missing wages in Qld … Stolen wages case in WA … Litigation funding … Lawyers’ fees … Peanuts for the deprived … Procrustes reports
Costly cockatiels
Groper Thursday, December 19, 2024Perth’s eponymous law shop’s fat fees shaved … Animal rights defamation case … Nothing missing in tax returns from defendant’s OnlyFans earnings … Misuse of absolute privilege … Sandy Groper reports
Scratching fleas
Goings On ..., Theodora Thursday, December 19, 2024Multiple references from their Highnesses didn’t cut the mustard for silk applicant … Behind the scenes with the selectors … AAT visa decision scuttled because delegate’s reasons were scissor and pasted … Looking for a new ICAC CEO … Basement rendezvous at the Lubyanka … Theodora reports
Scenes from The Map
The Map Friday, December 13, 2024UPDATE … FRESH NEWS … New Tasmanian CJ meets strong headwinds … Gunson withdraws … Selection protocol ignored … Apple Isle outsider foisted on the court … Judges furious … Agenda at play … Guv’nor to hand out royal baubles to silks … Trevor Quoll reports