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As the courts open up after 18 months of online hearings, junior barristers who were recently called to the bar may be apprehensive at the move to in-person appearances. Here, ten top silks share their wisdom with new barristers on how to be an effective advocate in court.
The Chief Justice of the Victorian Supreme Court has called on the legal profession to provide more opportunities for junior counsel to hone their oral advocacy skills by make submissions or examining witnesses during hearings.
A judge has admitted in a $2 million false imprisonment lawsuit against him that he had no power to sentence the owner of a Cairns tour company to 12 months in jail for contempt of court.
A silk and former Clayton Utz litigation partner who represented the directors of failed telco OneTel in a nearly decade-long ASIC case that ended in a defeat for the corporate regulator has been appointed a judge on the Federal Court.
A settlement in the class action against Crown Resorts put paid to an in-person trial before it began, but gathering in court on Friday to notify the presiding judge of the happy outcome was enough to remind the Victorian litigators what they had missed over the past 18 months.
NSW Chief Justice Tom Bathurst will retire after almost 11 years in office, saying it was time for the Supreme Court to be "reinvigorated".
A recent High Court ruling that condemned communication between trial judges and barristers outside of court could have dire consequences, including further isolation for members of the bench, experts warn.
The NSW Supreme Court has outlined its roadmap back to holding live hearings but has said that those attending court in person will need to have both COVID-19 vaccination doses.
The Federal Circuit Court is addressing concerns raised by numerous appellate judges with rulings by a judge on the bench that have been variously labelled "misguided", "disjointed" and "regrettable".
The migration to the digital courtroom is taking its toll on the nation’s barristers, who face increased challenges and levels of fatigue from the mental load of conducting hearings remotely.