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Chief Justice Gageler on AI
Chief Justice Stephen Gageler discusses AI in interview with the Capital Brief, court dog "swearing-in" ceremony livestream today, and Jon Faine and Julian Webb discuss lawyer wellbeing.

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The Stephen Gageler interview in full — Capital Brief [paywall]
Capital Brief's legal writer Michael Pelly speaks to the chief justice about the seismic impact of AI on the law and the changing face of the High Court.
High Court chief justice warns AI poses an 'existential' threat to the law — Capital Brief [paywall]
Australia's top judge, Stephen Gageler, has used his first Australian interview to warn that AI could strike at the heart of our adversarial system of justice.
Livestream - 9 July 2025, 4pm - ‘Swearing-in' Ceremony for Court Dog Lani - YouTube
Half of lawyers surveyed say they endure a poor workplace culture, and their discontent fuels expensive attrition rates. One in ten lawyers plan to leave the profession in the next 12months, one in three want to leave their employer in the next 12 months, and a third say they feel depressed or anxious. What is going wrong inside the profession that holds the rest of us to account? Professor Julian Webb of Melbourne Law School explains the new survey behind these findings.
Is ChatGPT Smart Enough for Contract Review? – Artificial Lawyer
Including the expedited hearing in AA re non-delegable duty to prevent intentional torts - indicative timetable for submissions now available here: hcourt.gov.au/cases/case_s94…#auslaw
— Angus M-a-c-i-n-n-i-s (@AequoEtBono)
1:37 AM • Jul 8, 2025
"It would be preposterous for the jury to be required to return to the jury room after receiving a majority verdict direction and not make any endeavour to strive for a verdict."
— Jeremy Gans (@jeremy_gans)
4:20 AM • Jul 8, 2025
Upcoming CPD Webinar: Fools Errands, Red Herrings and Crusades: Managing the Querulous - 31/07/2025 1:00 PM
Register here:
greenslist.com.au/s/events— Barristers (@GreensList)
4:45 AM • Jul 8, 2025
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