QCAT’s Timbo Carmody back in the frame … Squire Bennett takes-up rural spread … Justice Carolyn Simpson says farewell to paradise … Uncle Doug in chains COMMENT: Lamentably Justice Simpson has left the bench- without doubt one of the most accomplished criminal law appellate judge in Australia- she will be missed by the Criminal Bar,
G D Wendler

Attorney General Porter supports two contradictory notions … Free speech to attack judges personally, but the Law Council shouldn’t criticise the Family Court CJ over the Three Wigs Willy affair … News Corpse hacks do their stuff … Department of Cant and Hypocrisy 

Australian Law Report Commission going the way of its sister organisation in NSW … Loss of independence … Staff removed … Integration into the AG’s department … New president a personal favourite of Soapy Brandis 

Judge bashing in the land of the free … Politicians turn on the judges as courts address gerrymanders … Poor quality of Trump’s judicial nominees … Selection process breaks down … Nick Bonyhady reports 

Federal Court jobs abolished and then recreated at higher pay grades … Efficiency and budget savings hard at work … Judges anxious about the loss of quality registrars … Willy or won’t he? … Grim news as Family Court appeals judge throws in his gown 

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