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• Moira Deeming v John Pesutto: as the defamation battle begins, how did we get here? | Victoria | The Guardian
   

  • A live stream will be available here from 10:15am AEST.
     

  • Deeming v Pesutto: Online file
     

• Bruce Lehrmann widens appeal after his failed defamation case against Network Ten, Lisa Wilkinson - ABC News
   

  • Amended Notice of Appeal
     

• Clive’s bid to sue Australia for $300bn heads to Europe [The West Australian paywall]

  The colourful mining magnate is taking his latest court fight all the way to the Hague in the Netherlands in a battle that could conceivably cost every person in Australia $11,500.
   

• Brett Button begins appeal process after being jailed for 32 years over Hunter Valley wedding bus crash - ABC News
   

• Western Bulldogs sexual abuse payout faces appeal as new claim emerges against the club - ABC News
   

• The Star Sydney casino dealer charged over rigging multiple roulette games - ABC News
   

Editor’s picks

• Federal Register of Legislation - Ministers of State Regulations 2024
   

  • From the ex memo: “The Regulations reflect the Government’s policy of increasing the transparency of Ministerial arrangements in light of the Report of the Inquiry into the Appointment of the Former Prime Minister to Administer Multiple Departments (the Report). The Regulations are consistent with the Ministers of State Amendment Act 2023 (the Amendment Act) that imposes obligations on the Official Secretary to the Governor-General to publish, by notifiable instrument, information regarding changes to the Ministry that occur after the commencement of the Amendment Act.“
     

• R v Mendis - NSW Caselaw
   

  • [151] “Having regard to the whole of the evidence I find that it was a reasonable possibility at the time of each alleged offence that the accused was asleep, and suffering from sexsomnia and therefore the acts carried out were not either willed or voluntary acts of the accused.”

     

• New edition of the Qld Bar Association’s Hearsay publication now available here. Some highlights below:
   

  • Jury Misconduct - What Exactly Are They Getting Up To? - Hearsay - Jeffrey Hunter KC
     

  • 10 Minutes with…the Honourable Philip Morrison KC - Hearsay
     

  • ‘A diet of the most awful things humans can do’: a criminal lawyer's life
     

  • Without Fear, Favour or Affection - The Hon Chief Justice Helen Bowskill
     

  • Non-publication and suppression orders - The Hon Justice Applegarth
     

  • AI and Mediation - The Hon Martin Daubney AM KC - Hearsay
     

  • How Do Companies Think? The Hon Justice Payne
     

• Corrs Chambers Westgarth legal eagle swoops on $18m South Yarra home [AFR paywall]

  The highest-paid legal CEO in the country, Corrs Chambers Westgarth boss Gavin MacLaren, has quietly picked up a three-storey manor in the heart of Melbourne’s blue-chip South Yarra for $18 million.

   

  • 135-139 Walsh Street, South Yarra, VIC 3141 - realestate.com.au
     

• Episode 42 - Jason Donnelly - Just Chat - Apple Podcasts

  Appointed as a university lecturer-in-law at 23 and a barrister at 25, Jason Donnelly has worked tirelessly to become one of Australia’s leading immigration and public law academics and barristers. From the most vulnerable members of society to the music and sporting world’s biggest names, he has represented them. He reflects on his remarkable journey, overcoming his challenges, and shares valuable advice for those wanting to follow in his footsteps.
   

• Hogan Lovells to close Australian office; A&O Shearman cuts partners [AFR paywall]
   

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