Solicitor General – position vacant

Uncategorized    Wednesday, November 9, 2016

George Brandis’ house of horrors … Loopholes on display at Supreme Court … Roddy Meagher’s old floral shirt for sale … Wither Vixit … Fusion of privacy and information functions … Bursting into song at the Federal Court 

 

Octopuses on the loose

Uncategorized    Friday, October 28, 2016

High levels of groping and sexual harassment in the legal caper … Female lawyers speak out in public about their experiences … “Go to my chambers, take off your clothes and wait for me” … Protected species … Clarence Thomas … SA District Court judge … Randy law firm seniors … Ginger Snatch reports 

 

Panel beating

Uncategorized    Tuesday, October 25, 2016

Tony Mason, Bob Ellicott, Gavan Griffith, David Bennett and Stephen Gageler shoot the breeze with Assoc Prof Gabrielle Appleby … Life in the solicitor general lane … Coping with mad attorneys general … Odds on favourites to replace Justin Gleeson  

 

Judges behaving badly

Uncategorized    Friday, October 21, 2016

Global round-up of judicial misbehaviour … The USA, Canada, Nigeria, UK and Brazil … Judges indicted, expelled and sent to the star chamber … Money, sex and stupidity the main cause of judicial ruin … Justin Pen reports

 

The Misleader-General

Uncategorized    Wednesday, October 19, 2016

Brandis trying to remember whether he got a fee discount from his AAT selection … Grim reaper sweeps up George Masterman and former forensic medicine man … Tickets for Sydney Grill Room elections … Can former judges still be QCs? … Proper finery for attendees at Melbourne jamboree … And for High Court judges 

 

Gleeson ahead on points, but not enough to sink Brandis

Uncategorized    Sunday, October 16, 2016

Attorney General Brandis is likely to survive this latest manifestation of his ineptitude … Control freak attorney general damaged … Parliamentary committee a circus … Solicitor General Gleeson assisted by the performance of Coalition warthogs … Legal Services Direction faces revocation … SNAFU 

 

May the force be with you

Uncategorized    Wednesday, October 12, 2016

NSW Ombudsman takes aim at legislative changes to police conduct oversight regime … New legislation lets coppers off the hook … Limited power for Law Enforcement Conduct Commission to investigate serious misconduct and serious maladministration … Police can determine the level of independent oversight … Rebecca Wong reports 

 

Vixit update

Uncategorized    Friday, October 7, 2016

Fink’s report on Vixit … Discontent with Law Council’s travel expenditure … Conferenceville … Victorian Bar wants more LCA money spent on barristers’ problems … No plan B for the Leave case