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The Bar • 13 January 2025
‘Unfounded attacks’, stress and trauma continue to threaten judiciary
The various threats to judges’ mental and physical health, and subsequently “their capacity to judge well”, are...
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The Bar • 30 December 2024
NSW District Court adds new judge
An experienced barrister has been appointed to the District Court bench in NSW after more than two decades in the legal...
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The Bar • 30 December 2024
2 barristers appointed as judges of the District Court of Western Australia
Two new judges have been appointed to the District Court of Western Australia, bringing strong legal expertise in both...
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The Bar • 13 December 2024
Local Court appoints 11 new magistrates in ‘regeneration of the judicial talent’
Eleven new full-time magistrates are set to join the Local Court of NSW, which the Attorney-General has said is one of the...
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Offensive language and behaviour, pranks, and pregnancy discrimination are all featured in proceedings filed against...
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A precedent set by a 1909 English case has been overturned by the High Court of Australia in a landmark workers’...
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The recent updates to the Family Law Act send clear messages to the legal profession and broader community, writes...
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The Federal Court of Australia is set to welcome eight new judges in the coming weeks after new funding was made...
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Prosecutors must beware of “presumptive” analyses and that a “positive” may, in fact, be a “false positive”,...
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A new Chief Justice has been appointed to the Supreme Court of Tasmania, in addition to a new puisne judge.
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When it comes to the extent of judicial independence in Australia, a new report has found that “there is much to be...
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As the Australian legal profession advances towards greater inclusivity, there is an increasing acknowledgement that...
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A new Crown counsel has been appointed by the Victorian government, who brings more than 16 years of experience at the...
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A new judge has been appointed to the District Court of Western Australia, bringing with him two decades of legal...
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