Solicitor preferred paying lease fees for Merc and Beemer rather than paying his tax … Claim that as director of an incorporated legal practice a lawyer does not have a personal obligation to pay the firm’s tax bills … Cash flow problems … Louise Hall reports
Farewell to the judge who shouted at another judge
Uncategorized Thursday, February 15, 2018Bus conductor, shop steward, cricketer, solicitor, barrister, social justice campaigner, stirrer, judge … Being rude to a judge is not a contempt … Goodbye to Judge Bob Toner … Big send-off at Balmain Town Hall COMMENT: It seems that a Brett Whiteley hand printed Bob Toner T shirt is about to emerge. Bob's campaign manager deposited various political documentation and ephemera with the State Library many years ago. The Library has agreed to forward the T shirt to the donor, which he will then present to Bob's family. Although Bob and I each easily fitted into those T Shirts in 1973, not so in more recent years.
Tom Kelly
Abuse from a variety of angles
Uncategorized Tuesday, February 13, 2018The NSW Court of Criminal Appeal struggling with the term “private parts” … Child sex offences … When is a female “breast” not a female breast? … Sexualisation of children by repeat offender
Porn barrister’s #MeToo moment
Uncategorized Monday, February 12, 2018Bullied, bewitched and bewildered
Uncategorized Thursday, February 8, 2018Tasmanian solicitor put off the tracks after failing to hand over her client file on a case before the coroner … Strange happenings in Van Diemen’s Land … Who killed Rita Greer? … Nick Bonyhady reports
Immersion therapy
Uncategorized Friday, February 2, 2018Filling the heads of young students with an out-and-about view of the law … Working in groups … ABA’s expensive knees-up in Canberra … Immaculate conception of Queensland queenies … Christian Porter takes off his clothes
Getting a Borching
Uncategorized Wednesday, January 31, 2018Crocodile obsessed Top End tabloid skewers a judicial reptile … Judge Greg Borchers and bullying from the bench … Scoops aplenty as the tribe tries to close ranks … From Buffalo Bruce
In a post-Tedeschi world
Uncategorized Thursday, January 25, 2018NSW bar forces senior crown prosecutor to backtrack on directive about the conduct of trials and sentencing hearings … Documents leaked … A prosecutor’s duty … Telegraph misreporting … Law n’ Order beat-up … Resignation