Legal profession
Lawyer crashes car en route to library after smoking joint
A Melbourne lawyer was convicted and fined $1500 after pleading guilty to a raft of drug and driving offences and also faces the prospect of being banned from practising law.
- Erin Pearson
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Former High Court chief justice Anthony Mason dies, aged 100
Mason served as chief justice from 1987 to 1995, an era defined by a series of watershed decisions including the Mabo Indigenous land rights ruling.
- Michaela Whitbourn
‘Accidental academic’ became scholar of criminology
David Brown was one of the “Four Davids” whose book revolutionised how criminal law was conceived and taught within universities.
- Luke McNamara
How AI is helping workers take on their bosses in workplace disputes
An explosion in disputes brought before the workplace watchdog is being blamed on artificial intelligence.
- Millie Muroi
Top prosecutor’s ‘deep regret’ amid stand-off with judge
DPP Sally Dowling, SC, has urged a parliamentary inquiry not to make adverse findings against her without giving her an opportunity to respond.
- Michaela Whitbourn
Top silk Peter Jopling on the thrill of the chase and ending a ‘ridiculous’ ban
The King’s Counsel and arts stalwart wants to throw open the Australia Club’s doors to women, and get people appreciating (and buying) art.
- Cara Waters
Brittany Higgins at Sundance for premiere of Australian doco about post #MeToo era
Higgins gave her first interview in five years for Silenced, a new Australian film examining the weaponisation of defamation laws in the post #MeToo era.
- Chris Hook
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- Crime
Top Sydney barrister caught with child abuse material at airport, police allege
Police allegedly found child abuse material on the prominent lawyer’s phone, including a photo of a young boy and chats about wanting to rape a teenager.
- Perry Duffin
‘Boxing Day epiphany’: How Christmas lunch can spark family inheritance feuds
Lawyers say the rise in get-togethers over summer triggers a flurry of requests for advice about wills and inheritances. These are their key lessons.
- Michaela Whitbourn
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- Courts
The document helping lawyers keep their clients’ names secret
A how-to guide for barristers representing high-profile clients outlines tactics for obtaining suppression orders and seeking favourable treatment from police.
- Erin Pearson