Top US law firm partners now billing at $US1,500 an hour, plus … “Colourful” DLA Piper partner says, “We just raise them every year” … The rise and fall of a New York rainmaker … How many blenders does a lawyer need? 

Cunneen’s line about the “fake” chest pains unravelling fast … Slices of phone intercepts leaked to the media contradict NSW senior crown prosecutor … Attempt to delay Sophia Tilley’s blood test after car accident … Desperate calls to block the release of the tapes … Levine’s report and News Corp campaign looking dreadfully unwell … The story that keeps on giving 

The sharemarket fizzle of Slater & Gordon and Shine … Finding a better ambulance to chase … What went wrong and why was it allowed to happen? … Will there be havoc? … Geoffrey Nettle the latest to express concern with the listed law firm model 

Productivity Commission crunches the numbers on the efficiency of Australian courts … Clearance rates … Number of judges required to finalise cases … Cost per finalisation … Court fees … State, Territory and Commonwealth Courts … Chris Orchard sorts the stats 

Yarraside judge’s wedding toasted in dark beverage reserved “for mature gentlemen” … Controversy over CJ’s bill leads to defections from the International Tribunal for Natural Justice … NSW’s QC campaign dead as a dodo … Latest performance indicators for courts from the Productivity Commission 

Disco Dave quits the Supremes so as to get more time on the dance floor … Local bookie gives odds for the field of possible replacements … Top family law man spanked by the bureau for muddling his dates … The Map of Tasmania  

Duplication of judicial handiwork by the same judge in a separate judgment – without citation or acknowledgement … Trouble if a student did it … Judges are free to “phone it in” … Ginger Snatch reports 

In and out of Eddie’s office … Secrets of the safe … Walking ATM out of service … Map of Tasmania – the sad case of Adrian Hall … NSW ODPP at conferenceville … Trying to digest the Robert Xie trial … Another round to Chris Dale