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Barristers earning $18,000 a day in Reynolds/Higgins dispute

Barristers earning $18,000 a day in Reynolds/Higgins dispute

Linda Reynolds and Brittany Higgins have attended a mediation in Perth, submissions published in Ben Roberts-Smith and Lehrmann defamation matters

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Brittany Higgins and David Sharaz attend mediation in Perth over Senator Linda Reynolds defamation action - ABC News
- Lawyers clean up as Higgins, Reynolds begin mediation [The Australian paywall]
  As Brittany Higgins faces off with Linda Reynolds, legal sources estimate barristers will charge up to $18,000 a day, with Tuesday’s mediation to total as much as $70,000.
- When narratives collide, the wash-up is never pretty [The Australian paywall]
  In a rational world, the defamation dispute between Linda Reynolds and Brittany Higgins would be settled out of court with a face-saving compromise.
Why have Anthony Albanese and other politicians been referred to the ICC over the Gaza war? - Donald Rothwell
- Birchgrove Legal Files Case for Complicity to Genocide to the Hague- International Criminal Court [Media Release] | Birchgrove Legal
- a copy of the application can be found here.
ACT attorney-general says report into Bruce Lehrmann's prosecution remains valid, despite Shane Drumgold's partial win - ABC News
- Video: Court finds Walter Sofronoff’s conduct gave biased impression of Shane Drumgold - ABC News
- Shane Drumgold: A victory of sorts in case that put ‘bias’ to the test [AFR paywall]
Al Muderis patient refused to take antibiotics after controversial surgery, court told [SMH paywall]
- The matter is being live streamed here - Federal Court of Australia - YouTube

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Yesterday more submissions uploaded to the online public court file for the Lehrmann defamation proceedings - Lehrmann v Network Ten and Ors: Online File
Submissions relating to the parts of the Ben Roberts-Smith defamation appeal dealt with in open court have been uploaded to the online public court file - Ben Roberts-Smith - Online file (the Appeal)
The orders of Kaye AJ following his decision in the Drumgold matter against the Board of Inquiry have been published here.
Judicial Information Research System (JIRS) - Judicial Commission of New South Wales
- “The Judicial Information Research System (JIRS) is an online database for judicial officers, the courts, the legal profession and government agencies that play a role in the administration of justice. Developed by the Judicial Commission of NSW, JIRS is an extensive, interconnected and hyperlinked resource that contains case summaries, case law, legislation, sentencing principles, sentencing statistics and other reference material. It is our principal means for communicating changes in the criminal law and ensures that judicial officers are kept informed of the latest developments in law and practice.”
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