Written closing submissions in Lehrmann defamation proceedings … Claim of Network Ten’s “confirmation bias” … Evidence of applicant and Brittany Higgins both said to be dishonest … Lehrmann wants substantial damages, even sexual intercourse is established … Lehrmann’s denials amount to “utterly wicked” conduct … From Stephen Murray, Courts Editor for the Gazette of Law & Journalism
2023 – Lest We Forget
Archive Thursday, December 21, 2023A flood of unhappy memories … A Voiceless Nation … Corruption triage … Judges in the slow lane … Defamatorium … Saloon refurbishment … Tribunal upgrade … Stinging Nettle v The Judd … Quotes chiseled in stone … Theodora reports

Close to the source
Archive Sunday, December 10, 2023The Map – Cowboy judge knocking over the china – One man’s judicial rodeo, with leaks … Mess-O-Potamia – Big Middle Eastern river system has court watches intrigued … Justice Jenni slows down to set a new record … Leading law academic shakes-up procedural fairness at the AAT … Theodora reports COMMENT: The Tigris and the Euphrates converged and Civilisation's first city Ur was founded there.
The History Boys
Archive Tuesday, December 5, 2023ASIC v CBA … “Grandfathering” and its origins … Exposition by Justice Jackman … An unfortunate connection to race-based voter restrictions in the US of A … Inappropriate use of the word in legal jargon … Other judicial history detours … Associate of judges Ginger Snatch reports
Federal judge gets to grips with the fair minded observer
Archive Saturday, December 2, 2023Bar career acting for the government in migration cases … Multiple recusal applications … Googling from the box … Novel approaches … Ducking the High Court’s Bromwich decision
Moneybags update
Archive Thursday, November 30, 2023Correction … Willy Alstergren’s pay day … Plus, the AG’s Department showers money on private law shops and counsel … Steady annual increases on outlay for lawyers … Happy days … Ginger Snatch reruns the numbers
Sandgroping Out West
Archive Thursday, November 23, 2023Solicitor takes to the airwaves to defend client’s toothbrush technique – Disciplinary proceedings and costs – Unhappy silk … Fed Ct judge cleans the bottom drawer in readiness for departure … Temper tantrums and bias – Difficult litigant … Departure from appropriate judicial standards … Groper files from Perth
Plenty on the plate
Archive Friday, November 10, 2023Lehrmann’s TV strategy … Publicity please, but not for Toowoomba … London lawyers still coining the Bell fallout … More cases of judicial foot-dragging … Law Society CEO mystery … Tickle up … Candles on Frosty’s cake … Theodora reports COMMENT: Suggestions for alternatives to "Kind Regards" will be gratefully accepted. Quickly please. In my ignorance I had not thought it was informal.