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The Bar 24 January 2025 ByJerome DoraisamyDistrict Court judge joins WA Supreme Court bench

Judge Terence Palmer, who spent 15 years as a barrister before joining the judiciary, has been elevated to the bench of...

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The Bar 13 January 2025 ByJerome DoraisamyThe various threats to judges’ mental and physical health, and...

The various threats to judges’ mental and physical health, and subsequently “their capacity to judge well”, are...

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SME Law 07 January 2025 ByTravis SchultzCan AI really predict case outcomes?

If historical outcomes are perhaps the best indicator of the likely success of a particular case, then why not simply...

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The Bar 04 November 2024 ByJerome DoraisamyJustice Michael Ball to join NSW Court of Appeal

Supreme Court Justice Michael Ball, who was formerly a partner at what is now Allens, is set to join the Court of Appeal...

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Big Law 25 September 2024 ByNaomi NeilsonA judge’s tips on using impostor syndrome for good

Despite being rendered breathless by an early experience on the County Court bench, Judge Frank Gucciardo says that...

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Big Law 23 September 2024 ByNaomi NeilsonChallenging impostor syndrome begins at the top, High Court judge says

To overcome the taboo around impostor syndrome, Justice Jacqueline Gleeson says, the leaders of the legal profession...

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The Bar 20 September 2024 ByJerome DoraisamyKentucky judge shot and killed in chambers, sheriff charged with...

A county sheriff in the US state of Kentucky has been charged with one count of murder following the fatal shooting of a...

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The Bar 16 September 2024 ByJerome DoraisamyDistrict Court judge elevated to NSW Supreme Court

Judge Andrew Coleman SC, who was appointed to the NSW District Court three years ago, is set to join the state’s...

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The Bar 12 August 2024 ByJerome DoraisamySydney silk named as judge of appeal for NSW Supreme Court

Richard McHugh SC has joined the bench, having been appointed as a judge of appeal of the Supreme Court of NSW,...

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The Bar 07 August 2024 ByJerome DoraisamySydney-based silk appointed to NSW District Court

Barrister John Catsanos SC has been appointed a judge of the District Court of NSW.

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