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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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Politics 06 August 2024 ByJerome DoraisamyInaugural First Nations silk named as part-time ALRC commissioner

Tony McAvoy SC has been appointed a part-time commissioner of the Australian Law Reform Commission.

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The Bar 25 June 2024 ByJerome DoraisamyAttorney-General Mark Dreyfus has named two senior counsel as judges...

Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus has named two senior counsel as judges of the Federal Court of Australia, while a firm...

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The Bar 17 May 2024 ByJerome DoraisamySilk named as WA Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions

Justin Whalley SC has been appointed as the Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions in Western Australia.

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The Bar 06 May 2024 ByJerome DoraisamySydney-based silk appointed to NSW Supreme Court

Commercial barrister Tim Faulkner SC has been appointed a judge of the Supreme Court of NSW.

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The Bar 23 April 2024 ByJerome DoraisamyWA silk named as District Court judge, 5 new State Administrative...

West Australian Attorney-General John Quigley has appointed a senior counsel as the newest judge on the state’s...

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The Bar 17 April 2024 ByJerome DoraisamyRowena Orr named as judge of the Victorian Court of Appeal

Victoria’s Solicitor-General Rowena Orr KC, who was the banking royal commission senior counsel, is joining the bench...

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Politics 12 February 2024 ByJerome Doraisamy2 silks appointed to Federal Court bench in Victoria

Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus has named a King’s counsel and a senior counsel as judges of the Federal Court of...

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The Bar 04 December 2023 ByJerome DoraisamyPerth-based silk elected as new Law Council president

A new executive was named for the Law Council of Australia last weekend, with a Western Australian senior counsel being...

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Politics 16 November 2023 ByJerome DoraisamyNew Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions named

Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus has appointed a Victorian silk as the newest Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions...

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