Daily wrap
Three High Court judgments handed down yesterday
Miller v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs. Judgment summary here.
Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) v Kola. Judgment summary here.
Director of Public Prosecutions v Benjamin Roder (a pseudonym). Judgment summary here.
Bruce Lehrmann trial: Federal Court judge Michael Lee demands transcript of Ten lawyer Justin Quill’s press conference [AFR paywall]
Federal Court judge Michael Lee has demanded details of what a senior lawyer acting for Network Ten in the Bruce Lehrmann defamation matter said outside court criticising the blockbuster decision
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Choose Bruce or me, lawyer told [The Australian paywall]
Following an ultimatum from his partner, Bruce Lehrmann’s lawyer Steven Whybrow SC is moving on from the saga but says his ‘great sadness’ was its potential to dissuade victims from pursuing justice.
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Whether a new trial is always required if the judge briefly met a vulnerable witness in private with counsel present to reassure them.
— #Jeremy Gans (#@jeremy_gans)
6:42 AM • Apr 17, 2024
Date has now been set for the costs hearing in the Bruce Lehrmann defamation case!
Wednesday 1st May, 2.15pm
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— #Vaxatious Litigant 💉⚖️👨⚖️ (#@ExposingNV)
5:54 AM • Apr 17, 2024
Join us 2 May as we welcome The Hon. Justice Karin Emerton, @SCVSupremeCourt, to discuss 'Punishment and Responsibility: Assessing Moral Culpability in Sentencing' at the Law School.
She will examine the courts approaches to individualised justice → unimelb.me/3U0lyOa
— #Melbourne Law School (#@MelbLawSchool)
11:48 PM • Apr 16, 2024
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