Oppressive workloads and underresourced courts are pressure points for judicial independence, and more investment in the judiciary is needed, says a paper released by the peak body for judges.
The High Court has been asked to weigh in on when a judge’s copying and pasting from submissions in a judgment crosses a line, a critical issue given the “systemic issues of resourcing” in Australian courts.
Bubble tea chain Chatime Australia and its managing director have been fined $132,480 for underpaying employees in its Melbourne and Sydney stores by more than $160,000.
The New South Wales Supreme Court has issued new guidelines barring practitioners from using AI in the preparation of affidavits and witness statements, warning it risks “diluting” or “embellishing” a person’s own knowledge.
A top barrister known for work in commercial disputes and class actions has joined the bench of the NSW Supreme Court.
A time-strapped judge’s decision that was set aside for “uncritical copying and pasting” exposes deeper issues about stressed judges at under-resourced courts with “extraordinary workloads”, experts say.
The Federal Court’s top judge has attacked what she sees as “absolutist” public criticism of a spate of suppression orders in high-profile cases, saying open justice is just too, well, open.
An appeals court has set aside a $160,000 judgment against Sydney law firm Atanaskovic Hartnell after finding a “time poor” trial judge had copied and pasted submissions in key parts of his ruling.
A “time poor” judge’s extensive copying and pasting of submissions and an offensive tweet by senator Pauline Hanson were at the centre of the week’s biggest litigation wins.
A former top prosecutor who oversaw the case against George Pell has been hailed for her “thoughtfulness and kindness” as she joins the bench of the Victorian Supreme Court.