Sad tales and true … Homeless solicitor tragedy … Lawyers’ deficient defences … Depletion of the jam roll … Missing money … Medical issues … Nick Bonyhady reports from the Bureau de Spank

Waterstreet’s unconvincing tax performance … Last minute scramble not to appear in the Dizzo … Judge Gibson unimpressed … Wot’s going on at Rake Chambers? … Nick Bonyhady reports on the latest drama 

Fusion of the federal courts … Family Court upheaval … Pascoe dumps Thackray … Alstergren gets another top gig … Lawyers dismayed 

Law librarians and knowledge gurus being retrenched across the industry … DPP libraries not exempt from disruption … The Archbold v Blackstone’s stoush in the UK over criminal law services used at crown courts … Jade goes it alone … Nick Bonyhady reports from the silence of his law library 

Experienced Sydney tax lawyer loses out to the commissioner … Transactions were too ambiguous to be loans … Not enough detail to support the taxpayer’s claim … Nick Bonyhady reports from court-side  

Former Credit-Suisse boss gives The Australian access to emails which seek to put the Ozcar fee deal into context … Apparently, the emails were confidential then, but not now … When documents tabled in the senate are characterised as “leaks” … Treasury submission ignored in exculpatory “analysis”

Vlad the Impaler is used to dealing with problem gamblers … Brody Clarke’s betting plunge … $10 million of client’s money goes to the horses, allegedly … Who will make good the loss? … Time to change channels 

New innovation boss at fed courts … ACT bar stamps its tiny foot … Hot new entrant at Wardell … Hilton can’t shake Bucket’s legacy … NSW Judicial Commission expands its territory … Goings On, with Theodora