What a relief

Uncategorized    Thursday, November 24, 2016

Garbo held on for an hour-and-a-half before doing wee-wee in a Melbourne laneway … Council plod nabs bin-man while passing water … Garbage contractor worried about reputation … Is street-side relief grounds for dismissal? … Fair Work Commission to the rescue … Justin Pen unbuttons the story 

 

Long shadow of lawyer’s corrupt conduct

Uncategorized    Monday, November 21, 2016

Massive amounts of character evidence failed to help Howard Hilton regain admission … Previous corrupt conduct would blight the legal profession’s glow of honesty … Readmission refused 30 years after being struck-off … Insufficient evidence as to a change in character … Andrew Bell reports 

 

Enemies of the People

Uncategorized    Friday, November 18, 2016

People ride to the rescue of the judges … Global company cancels advertising with The Daily Mail after its attacks on the judiciary … Politicians too scared of the media to wade into furore on behalf of the judiciary … Corporates urged not to do business with “hate media”  

 

Enterprising synchronicity at the Federal Court

Uncategorized    Tuesday, November 15, 2016

Federal Court’s glorified personnel manager gets inspiration from Qantas CEO Alan Joyce … Or maybe Alan Joyce anticipated almost the same words to be used in a memo to court staff … Copyright issue looms 

 

The all new ICAC, with less singing and dancing

Uncategorized    Tuesday, November 15, 2016

Megan Latham faces the sack … Government and Labor in NSW agree on a new ICAC with three commissioners … Public hearings at risk … Vetting of appointments by Coalition … Farewell Inspector Dave … Bringing corruption investigations under political control 

 

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