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Lawyers urge AG to retain flexibility of COVID-era online hearings
The head of NSW's peak legal body has called on the state's Attorney General to retain a number of COVID-19 measures to improve access to justice.
Six judges make Queen’s Birthday Honours List for service to the law
Six judges made this year's Queen's Birthday Honours List for their service to the law and the judiciary.
Former High Court top judge Gerard Brennan remembered for ‘profound’ contribution
A man of "deep humanity" and a "model of judicial restraint", former High Court chief justice Sir Gerard Brennan, who passed away on Wednesday, has been honoured for his contribution to the law and the legal system.
First Indigenous judge appointed to Australian supreme court
Silk Lincoln Crowley has been appointed by the Queensland premier as the first Indigenous judge of an Australian supreme court.
Labor wins court order for removal of ‘fake’ Greens election signs
The Australian Labor Party has won an emergency court order for the removal of allegedly misleading how-to-vote signs at polling stations in the closely watched race in the Melbourne electorate of Higgins.
Independent Monique Ryan to bring court action for COVID-positive voters
Popular independent candidate Dr Monique Ryan -- who is contesting Josh Frydenberg's seat of Kooyong -- is lodging legal action for tens of thousands of COVID sufferers who won't be able to vote in the federal election.
‘Deeply concerned’: Scott Morrison’s attack on barristers earns ABA rebuke
The nation's peak body for barristers has lashed out at Prime Minister Scott Morrison for saying he has "never had much truck" with barristers during his political career and "didn't care" if they disagreed with him about the need for a federal anti-corruption commission.
Judge overseeing fraud trial of former Guy Sebastian manager dies
The NSW District Court judge presiding over the criminal trial of Guy Sebastian's former manager, Titus Day, has died suddenly.
Federal Circuit judge resigns after investigation of misconduct
A recent appointee to the Federal Circuit Court has resigned after an investigation in response to claims of misconduct made by a third party.
Silk for Deutsche Bank in failed ACCC case elevated to NSW Court of Appeal
The senior counsel for Deutsche Bank in its sucessful defence against the ACCC's landmark cartel case is one of three new judicial appointments in NSW.