Child porn solicitor gets chopped for trust fiddling … Former lawyer spanked for signature irregularities … Permission granted to act against former client … Janek Drevikovsky reports from the Bureau se Spank

Elderly barrister out of tune with contemporary mores … Left without a chair when the music stopped … Spanked for sexual harassment of a junior female … Confusion about “comforting gesture” … Flippant remarks … Arm around shoulder … Unfunny jokes … Alan Zheng reports

Top End capers … NT judge says she was defamed by silk in an article in which she wasn’t named … Article said to be indefensible … Judge threatens to take it further … History of bad blood … Journalist complains about ripe language from barrister … Another first … Buffalo Bruce reports from Darwin  COMMENT: Where can we find this interesting sounding decision of the Law Society? COMMENT: URL: The absurdity and irony of a judge commencing proceedings for defamation over an article written by a silk arguing that an entire Court (and not an individual judge on that Court) is inexperienced and contributing to injustice…

Coppers from Strike Force Raptor harass NSW country solicitor acting for a bikie … Intimidation … Stalked, shaken and stirred … Prevented from representing the client … A good wet lettuceing … Law Society knocks on the commissioner’s door … Janek Drevikovsky reports  COMMENT: URL: Why hasn't the Prothonotary commenced proceedings for contempt of court against these "officers"? Why hasn't the DPP charged these officers with perverting the course of justice, intimidation, stalking? Surely this is the type of conduct that should be met with sanction, to send a message to any other officer contemplating a course of intimidation.

Sexual harassment allegations from the cloacal underbelly of One Nation … Former senator suing P. Hanson … Former staffer also suing over alleged sexual harassment by ex-senator … Deed of release – Commonwealth not liable … Another scarifying experience of political life … Janek Drevikovsky on the case  

As Australian troops withdraw from Afghanistan the war involving VC recipient Ben Robert-Smith heats up … New allegations against the former soldier … Defamation proceedings have not kyboshed fresh news breaks … Kerry Stokes’ role as a litigation funder … Hero worship knows no bounds … Important trial for journalism and public interest reporting 

Hong Kong … National Security Law … Court of Final Appeal … Judicial independence … Are the non-permanent judges compromised? … Reassessment following Spigelman’s departure … Australian judges cling on … Alan Zheng reports  COMMENT:

Showdown at Vic’s Bar ‘n’ Grill … Yarraside bar’s crablike crawl away from Law Council divorce … Rethinking the options … A large group of concerned barristers circulate objections to executive decision … Janek Drevikovsky reports