Quite clear that attorney general George Brandis misled the parliament … Consultations about quite different matters … Meaning of the word “counsel” … Meaning of the Law Officers Act … Out-of-context and twisted selection of parts of a letter from the solicitor general … Brandis’ dishonesty
The carnivorous world of litigation funding
Uncategorized Tuesday, October 4, 2016Litigation funder skates round non-compete agreement … OK to reach out to former “client” but not a former “Client” … Where Upper and lower case clash in the field of battle … Solicitation without direct dealing … No contempt … Naaman Zhou reports
Timbo Watch – latest
Uncategorized Tuesday, October 4, 2016Former Qld CJ running-up legal bills in defence of his reputation … Light workload at QCAT … Carmody does everyone a favour and bows out of contention for top tribunal job … Sir Terence O’Rort reports
God and human rights
Uncategorized Friday, September 30, 2016God botherers unite … Litigation arm of the Australian Christian Lobby to fight for religious bigotry … Legal swat teams at the ready … God controls human rights, not the state … Naaman Zhou investigates
Cash registers for sale
Uncategorized Wednesday, September 28, 2016Contagion … NSW selling the land titles registry to private operators … Other states like the idea … A fortune awaits successful tenderers … Milking critical infrastructure … ASIC company database also on the block … Politicians ignore ACCC warning about mismanaged privatisations
Voyager litigation still afloat
Uncategorized Tuesday, September 27, 2016The never ending Forster-Voyager litigation … On and on it grinds … Latest wrap from Justin Pen … The Victoria solicitor has a partial win and two losses … Receivers recover 70 percent of their costs … Legal Services Board one step further along the road to strike-off case
A Paramount house of straw
Uncategorized Friday, September 23, 2016Ghost of Keddies … Phoenix-type arrangement … While clients are suing for breach of contract the principal puts one law firm into liquidation and recommences business with a new entity … Supreme Court orders principal to compensate clients for overcharging … Third party costs order … Justin Pen reports
Pork Pies from Gorgeous George
Uncategorized Thursday, September 22, 2016FOI documents reveal Attorney General Brandis fudged the facts about “consultations” with the Solicitor General … The truth withheld from parliamentary statement tabled by the AG … The attorney’s inaccurate denials … Brandis taking control of the process by which the SG provides opinions on questions of law to ministers, departments and agencies … Senate inquiry into AG’s actions and the truthfulness of his statements