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, 2015The 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, 2015NT 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, 2015Forceful 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, 2015Racial 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, 2015Margaret 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, 2015Court 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, 2015Full 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