News from The Map

Uncategorized    Friday, July 3, 2015

Uncle Erich’s back … Souvenir clocks and watches flood the Hobart legal market … Legal aid gets a bollicking while the former director picks up a gong 

 

The Sepp Blatter of the Qld Supremes

Uncategorized    Tuesday, June 30, 2015

Bluto back in the saddle … Did Lord Eldon miss an earlier authority which derailed his constitutional challenge?  …. Marmalade by appointment to Sir Anthony Mason … AG’s Freedom From Information strikes again 

 

Struggle Street

Uncategorized    Saturday, June 27, 2015

Judge Sandy Street is belted around the field by the Full Federal Court in two important appeals that rejected his judicial method … Judge called upon to slow down the rate of knocking-out migration and refugee cases at the first court date … Federal Circuit Court swamped … Ginger Snatch reports courtside 

 

“Where’s the hook?”

Uncategorized    Monday, June 15, 2015

Senior NT lawyers seek disqualification of judge for apprehended bias … Costs case flowing from judicial review of politically charged findings by commission of inquiry … Email reveals that judge’s wife was privy to strategy and opinions of one side in challenge to commissioner’s findings, which were heard and determined by her husband 

 

Merciless executioner of the migration list

Uncategorized    Tuesday, June 9, 2015

Pressure at the Federal Circuit Court sees judge gallivanting through migration and refugee cases at breakneck speed … Briefs are revolting … Masses of judgments delivered ex tempore in favour of the immigration minister … Appeals and recusal applications 

 

Trouble at the Top End

Uncategorized    Thursday, June 4, 2015

Application for Justice Southwood to recuse himself from costs application against former NT bar president Alistair Wyvill … Judge made adverse findings about Wyvill’s conduct at commission of inquiry … Judge’s wife involved in arranging legal representation and funds for lawyers to represent the inquiry commissioner … Stella Maris conflicts … Buffalo Bruce reports 

 

Lawrie, Lawrie Halleluja

Uncategorized    Friday, May 29, 2015

Cost battle looms over disastrous findings for former NT opposition leader and her brief Alistair Wyvill … Waiver of client privilege … The CLP’s sting operation that actually stung … NT Law Society sits on its hands … Kevin Childs, with Top End field-agent Buffalo Bruce, on the case  

 

Danger free zones

Uncategorized    Thursday, May 28, 2015

Complaints about conflicted lawyers thrown out of court … Barrister free to act against former client and “friend” … And Mum can act as a solicitor for her daughter in a family estate dispute … Emilie Lentz reports from courtside