Slap on the wrist for Darwin lawyer of “exemplary character” … Guilty plea to cocaine bust … Stellar references … Great sporting ability … Subeta Vimalarajah courtside 

Allens says the NSW Law Society is on firm ground in moving to dump a member of its executive … Demand for procedural fairness … Motion to sack on hold until injunction resolved 

Keeping the profession in good repute by covering-up the names of lawyers in disciplinary proceedings … SA judge goes through the balancing act of deciding what’s best – redaction or open justice … Redaction wins

Prez of the Qld CA explains the history of barristers, their admissions, the role of the court in the functions of the profession … From pleaders, narrators, attorneys, benchers, serjeants-at-law, inns of court … 800 years compressed into a blistering 46 paragraphs … It’s all about an application for costs … Subeta Vimalarajah reporting 

Shopping centre stoush over location of chemist shops … Federal Court judge critical of dodgy plan to weave around the labyrinthine rules that apply to the location of pharmacies … False and misleading information drafted by solicitor … Peta Leigh reports 

Brandis with a pint near special spa establishment … Serious crime prevention not so serious … Tasmania looking for “layers” to serve on the Supremes … Charles Waterstreet’s celebrity press conference mysteriously cancelled … Judicial misbehaviour … Goings On with Theodora 

Dutton and News hacks take on the AAT, assisted by AG Brandis in the wings … Political attack on the integrity of the tribunal … Conflating terrorism with migration and refugee visa decisions … Misinformation abounds … Woeful times  COMMENT: "Dumb as dog shit", sounds like a fair assessment for so many of the Thin Blue Line. It must be frustrating for the many, many DPP lawyers who present cases that Police do not investigate. Take for example, the case of the gentleman who was charged with raping a lady in a lift. When it came to Committal, the defense, led by that great advocate Clive Steirn SC, handed up a CCTV video of the action in the lift, which showed the lady attacking the man. Needless to say, the whole matter was quickly dismissed with costs. The poor prosecutor told me he wanted to crawl under the Bar Table in shame. A report to COPPER Central to have the lady charged with making a false complaint was rejected. Imagine, charging a victim of sexual assault with making a false allegation, we couldn't possibility have that, now could we!? Not to mention the potential of criticizing such a great institution as NSW Police.

Bribery of Queensland mines minister … Solicitor not fit and proper to practice, but sufficiently fit and proper to stay on the jam roll … The case of a high flying lawyer and banana bending businessman whose wax wings melted … Lawyer who said he never wanted to practice again can now reapply after five years … Sohini Mehta reports