Tragic comic

Uncategorized    Wednesday, November 18, 2015

More revelations about Forbes Chambers’ leading self-promoter … Call for help to prepare newspaper article … Promise of money and taxi fare … Young woman disappointed to receive signed copy of autobiography … Facebook furore 

 

Lawyers rule

Uncategorized    Tuesday, November 17, 2015

The Rule of Law Institute … Transparency missing in action … Involvement with shadowy corporate lobbyist … The Family Office Institute … Synchronicity of clients’ business interests with agenda of the Rule of Law Institute 

 

Beyond the pale

Uncategorized    Wednesday, November 11, 2015

NT DPP is the law … CLP fund raiser not prosecuted for alleged breaches of the Electoral Act … Not in the public interest … Prosecution of person accused of sexually abusing Aboriginal children also dropped … Not in the public interest … Dishing out the nollies … Buffalo Bruce reports from Darwin 

 

Judge’s meddling could not be cured by jury directions

Uncategorized    Sunday, November 8, 2015

Forceful spanking of trial judges by appeal benches … Victorian Country Court judge in trouble for over-zealous bollicking of defence counsel during criminal trials … Trials tainted by judge’s “heated conversations” with counsel … Back to school … Barry Lane reports 

 

Clive doesn’t discriminate

Uncategorized    Friday, November 6, 2015

Racial discrimination complaint against venerable barrister thrown out … Harvesting votes at the Queensland bar … QC offended by Soapy’s snub … Paying for a day in the life of Mr Wolf … Snoozing ex-judge found in Iran 

 

ICAC, afloat in a sea of leaks

Uncategorized    Thursday, November 5, 2015

Margaret Cunneen claims ICAC is leaking to News Corp … News Corp says ICAC is leaking to Fairfax … Inspector Dave says he’s not leaking to anyone … Spivs and logrollers line-up for free kicks … Get your fresh leaks here 

 

The Hammer sends papers to the Law Society

Uncategorized    Monday, November 2, 2015

Court finds that solicitor misled bank in loan application and made untruthful claims in his defence … Lawyer under “significant financial pressure” … Doctored documents … Defendant’s evidence “beggars belief” 

 

Copy cat

Uncategorized    Saturday, October 31, 2015

Full feds on the case … Refugee tribunal member substantially copied previous reasons of another member, which rejected application by a Tamil asylum seeker … Failure by RRT member to apply independent considerations … Go back, start again