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Justice Jayne Jagot picked for High Court in historic appointment
High Court 2022-09-29 10:47 am By Cindy Cameronne

Federal Court Justice Jayne Jagot has been appointed as the seventh ever female Justice of the High Court, marking the first time in Australia’s history that a majority of judges on Australia’s top court are women.  

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Retiring High Court judge thanks Queensland lawyers for ‘gentle act of subversion’
High Court 2022-09-29 11:53 pm By Christine Caulfield

The High Court was ostensibly convened in his home state of Queensland to consider special leave applications, but something told Justice Patrick Keane that was not the full story.

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Judicial misconduct reforms win government support as court again overturns Judge Street
Courts 2022-09-29 3:09 pm By Christine Caulfield

The Albanese government has thrown its support behind a proposal to establish a federal judicial commission that would address questionable conduct by judges.

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Tennis club denied $500,000 grant drops ‘sports rorts’ case
Sports 2022-09-19 1:03 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A test case stemming from the 2019 ‘sports rorts’ scandal will not make it to trial, after a club denied funding from a $100 million grants program discontinued its lawsuit against the Australian government agency responsible for community sports.

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‘A true colleague’: High Court farewells Justice Keane on last full bench sitting
High Court 2022-09-09 3:52 pm By Cindy Cameronne

As he approaches his retirement, High Court Justice Patrick Keane was farewelled by the court’s Chief Justice this week, honoured for his “powerful intellect and industry”.

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ClubsNSW can’t hide contempt of court case against YouTube’s Jordan Shanks
Employment 2022-09-08 5:03 pm By Sam Matthews

ClubsNSW has lost a bid to keep its contempt of court case against whistleblower Troy Stolz and YouTuber Jordan Shanks secret, with a judge finding “the interests of open justice are paramount”.

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CDPP Sarah McNaughton ascends to NSW bench
Courts 2022-09-05 11:28 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions Sarah McNaughton SC has been appointed as a judge on the NSW Supreme Court, bolstering the court’s criminal expertise.

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Court’s readiness to hold remote hearings ‘has come to an end’, judge says
Courts 2022-08-18 4:28 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge who has granted a lawyer leave to appear in proceedings via audio visual link has warned the legal profession that courts are expecting to “return to normal” and that tolerance for remote hearings has “come to an end”.

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ALRC calls for federal judicial commission to deal with complaints against judges
Legal Ethics 2022-08-02 2:12 pm By Christine Caulfield

The Australian Law Reform Commission has recommended the establishment of a federal judicial commission as a “transparent and independent” way of addressing concerns about the conduct of judges.

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Judge under fire again, this time for developing own fraud case in bankruptcy spat
Courts 2022-07-20 12:08 am By Christine Caulfield

A court has overturned a ruling by a federal judge repeatedly in the spotlight for his decisions, finding in the latest case that a fraud claim against a property purchaser in a dispute with bankruptcy trustees was a notion developed, pursued and upheld by the judge himself.

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