Tag: Judges and legal professionals
New body to handle complaints against lawyers
New laws for policing Tasmania's legal profession came into force today.[MORE]
Chief magistrate critical of DPP staffing
ACT Chief Magistrate Ron Cahill has criticised the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) over its lack of staff during the holiday period.[MORE]
New parliamentary inspector appointed
Senior barrister, Ken Martin has been appointed as an interim replacement for Malcolm McCusker as the Parliamentary Inspector of Western Australia's Corruption and Crime Commission.[MORE]
McGee appeals to High Court to stop conspiracy trial
Defence lawyer Eugene McGee has applied to the High Court to appeal against a decision not to stop a trial on conspiracy charges against him and his brother.[MORE]
Police Commissioner seeks clarification on Mallard case
The West Australian Police Commissioner will write to the Corruption and Crime Commisison seeking clarification about misconduct findings it made against two senior police officers over the wrongful murder conviction of Andrew Mallard.[MORE]
Catchpole's barrister rejects unprofessional claims
The barrister representing former rugby union player Mark Catchpole has rejected criticism from the court that he has behaved unprofessionally.[MORE]
Legal storm brews over financial planning advice
Brisbane lawyer Damian Scattini says he has been approached by nearly 100 people who want to take legal action against a financial planning group in north Queensland.[MORE]
Marlborough wants trial by judge and jury
The former West Australian Government Minister Norm Marlborough has elected to have a judge and jury decide his fate on charges of giving false testimony to the Corruption and Crime Commission (CCC).[MORE]
Love is in the air as Kirby addresses Griffith grads
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High Court Judge Michael Kirby addressed university graduates at Griffith University last night, telling them all you need is love.[MORE]
Social justice a focus for new High Court judge
Legal expert welcomes the appointment of NSW judge Virginia Bell to the High Court of Australia.[MORE]
Justice Kirby to be replaced by NSW judge
Justice Michael Kirby will be replaced on the High Court bench by the New South Wales Court of Appeal judge, Justice Virginia Bell.[MORE]
Judges told to keep it simple
The NSW Law Reform Commission wants to simplify the instructions that judges give to juries.[MORE]
Legal Aid hosts free session for storm, flood victims
Legal Aid is hosting a free information session in Tamworth today for people affected by this month's storms and floods.[MORE]
New judge for Qld Supreme Court's Appeal Division
A new judge has been appointed to the bench of the Appeal Division of Queensland's Supreme Court.[MORE]
Justice Kirby to leave court
High Court Judge Justice Michael Kirby has signalled his intention to resign from the court in early February next year.[MORE]
Lebanese man gets life sentence in German bomb plot
A German court has sentenced a Lebanese man to life in prison for trying to bomb German trains in 2006, describing the incident as the closest Germany had ever come to an Islamist attack.[MORE]
Sentencing options 'inadequate': Judge
A Tasmanian Supreme Court Judge has described the state's range of sentencing options as inadequate.[MORE]
Racial hate still thriving in the US
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Racial crime is still prominent in the US, but a group of lawyers in Alabama is working to dismantle groups like the Klu Klux Klan.[MORE]
Judge steps down from child porn conviction appeal
A Canberra judge has disqualified herself from hearing the appeal of a former Australian Federal Police officer convicted of downloading child pornography.[MORE]
Brisbane solicitor struck off register, $5m missing
The Queensland Law Society (QLS) says a Brisbane solicitor has been struck off the register after an audit of accounts at his firm revealed discrepancies of at least $5 million.[MORE]
NZ's marae youth courts hailed a success
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New Zealand police are hailing a new approach to dealing with young Maori offenders as a success.[MORE]
Cricket bat attacker jailed for 5 years
A 22-year-old man has been sentenced to five years' jail for killing a man in the Western Australian wheatbelt town of Geraldton on Christmas Day last year.[MORE]
School bullying victims urged to help inquest
Victims of school bullying are being called on to help shed some light on the circumstances surrounding the death of teenager Alex Wildman, who took his own life after being bullied at a Lismore high school in northern New South Wales.[MORE]
New laws against vexatious litigants
Laws to prevent people repeatedly launching unreasonable lawsuits have come into force across New South Wales.[MORE]
Legal action launched against NT coroner
Lawyers acting for the family of a 72-year-old dementia patient who died in a remote nursing home last year have launched legal action against the Northern Territory coroner.[MORE]
