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17-hour judgment a case for change
20 April 2017 • ByMelissa Coade17-hour judgment a case for change

Four days of oral reasons delivered by a presiding judicial officer may have been common place 200 years ago, but times...

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QC sworn in as new president for Queensland Court of Appeal
10 April 2017 • ByMelissa CoadeQC sworn in as new president for Queensland Court of Appeal

A leading Queen's Counsel has taken the reins from Justice Margaret McMurdo as president of the Queensland Court of...

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Vic Bar pays tribute to vision of state’s top judge
04 April 2017 • ByMelissa CoadeVic Bar pays tribute to vision of state’s top judge

The Victorian Bar Association has expressed thanks for the judicial service of Chief Justice Marilyn Warren AC,...

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Two new judges appointed to Federal Court
31 March 2017 • ByMelissa CoadeTwo new judges appointed to Federal Court

Barristers from Queensland and New South Wales are the latest appointments to the bench of the Federal Court of...

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Distance from ABA after silk airs unease about ‘social engineering’
27 March 2017 • ByMelissa CoadeDistance from ABA after silk airs unease about ‘social...

The Australian Bar Association has rejected the views of a Sydney barrister published by News Corp, suggesting men at...

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Scales
22 March 2017 • ByTom LodewykeNew faces in Vic Magistrates’ Court

Four new magistrates have been appointed to the Magistrates’ Court of Victoria.

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Former computer programmer to join NSW bench
20 March 2017 • ByMelissa CoadeFormer computer programmer to join NSW bench

A Sydney silk, who spent a number of years working as a computer programmer for a London law firm, has been named as the...

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Judge
16 March 2017 • ByTom LodewykeNT strengthens Local Court bench

A new judge has been appointed in the Northern Territory, the first female Local Court judge to be based in Alice...

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Robert French
13 March 2017 • ByEmma MusgraveFormer CJ to steer new justice committee

A new committee chaired by former chief justice of the High Court of Australia Robert French AC will uncover “systemic...

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Julie Ward to be next NSW Chief Judge in Equity
13 March 2017 • ByMelissa CoadeJulie Ward to be next NSW Chief Judge in Equity

The NSW attorney-general has announced that three eminent members of the profession will take on new roles as part of...

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