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• Lisa Wilkinson faces extra $200,000 bill for Lehrmann appeal, court told [SMH paywall]

  Her existing bills already exceed $1 million. Network Ten has signalled that it may not be willing to pick up the tab in full for any further costs.

   

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  • REN v STRATA CORPORATION 12753 INC [2024] SASCA 120 (9 October 2024)

    [21] …I consider the prospect of a grant of special leave to be negligible.”
     

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• ALHR – Respected legal experts come together to back call for a NSW Human Rights Act

  “Last night some of the State’s most respected legal figures teamed up at a sold out event to highlight the need for New South Wales to catch up with other states and territories by legislating a Human Rights Act.

  Eminent international jurist and former High Court judge the Honourable Michael Kirby AC CMG, Hugh de Kretser, President of the Australian Human Rights Commission and members of the NSW Bar including Dr Ruth Higgins SC, Trent Glover SC and Carmel Lee took part in a public lecture focussed on how a NSW Human Rights Act would make a difference in people’s lives, and why a State-based Human Rights Act is needed in addition to federal legislation.”
   

• Sharni was in hospital recovering from a miscarriage. She was told to keep working [SMH paywall]

  When Sharni Sinclair was hospitalised for sepsis following a miscarriage, she said she was still expected to work on legal cases for vulnerable clients with Legal Aid NSW.
   

• Wood v The Registrar for the Supreme Court of Queensland [2024] QCA 196

  [23] On 2 August 2023, the matter was called on before Burns J and the following exchange took place:

  ‘HIS HONOUR: The purpose of the hearing today is to give you an opportunity to withdraw your comments from the 26th of July.

  APPLICANT: Actually, your Honour, I’m going to give you the opportunity to apologise to me for abusing your power as a Supreme Court judge, which is a crime under sections 92 and 92A of the Criminal Code. Now, as I’m sure you’re aware, the Court of Appeal handed down a decision on Friday last week which prevents you from holding me in contempt because you haven’t complied with the rules. So I’m going to expect an apology ---

  HIS HONOUR: So is that a no?

  APPLICANT: Yes, your Honour.’
   

• TAYLOR -v- WOODS [2024] WASC 294 (28 August 2024)

  [8] “It troubles me that the Magistrates Court sends out notices in respect of applications for forfeiture that describe the surety as having been charged with a criminal offence. Such a description is completely wrong. It also is confusing to the surety and has the potential to cause undue stress and anxiety. If the 'system' cannot generate accurate notices, then either the system needs to be revised, or notices should be manually produced. There is no scope for pragmatic solutions that falsely represent what is happening…”
   

• How a changing workplace culture caught out a billionaire

  The founder, chief executive, and major shareholder of WiseTech Global, Richard White, has found himself embroiled in a civil court case involving lurid accusations, raising the question of when private affairs matter for publicly-listed companies.
   

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