Catholic church granted special leave in Bird v DP - 23 October 2023

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Quiet news day on Friday

• High court to rule on Catholic church’s liability for abuse committed by paedophile priests | The Guardian

  • A copy of the VSCA judgment can be found here - Bird v DP [2023] VSCA 66

  • Special leave granted on the condition that the applicant pay the respondent’s costs of and incidental to the special leave application and to the appeal, irrespective of the outcome

• Defence whistleblower David McBride makes last-ditch request to attorney general to end prosecution | The Guardian

• It is now illegal to use the Nazi salute in Victoria and police are warning they will take action if they see it - ABC News

• Witness' hand gesture stops evidence at Tasmanian inquest into deaths of elderly couple Nelda and David Edwards - ABC News
  

• Polish police arrest man who pretended to be a mannequin before stealing jewellery - ABC News

Editor’s picks

• Justice for Robodebt - Thursday 26 October 2023 - presentation by Justin Greggery KC, Senior Counsel Assisting the Robodebt Inquiry 

• The Honourable Chief Justice Alstergren AO recently visited Indonesia to mark almost 20 years of judicial cooperation in family law between the Supreme Court of Indonesia and the Family Court of Australia and Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia.

• What it's like to be an associate to a judge - YouTube

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