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Both Robert French and Wayne Martin appointed to Dubai International Financial Centre Court, defamation trial delayed by man with eggs, NSW 2024 Senior Counsel statistics released
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Nicola Gobbo tells court of life as a police informer during Melbourne's gangland war - ABC News
NSW appoints 26 new senior counsel, but only eight are women [AFR paywall]
The figure is still well above the overall levels in the senior ranks of the Bar, where only 16 per cent of silks are women.
Man with ‘bunch of eggs’ shuts down defamation trial [Herald Sun paywall]
A security threat briefly shut down the defamation battle between Moira Deeming and John Pesutto after a man carrying a bunch of eggs was discovered in court.
Sovereign citizen charged with contempt over ‘rude and offensive’ conduct during Wollongong District Court trial | news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site
Law reform to crackdown on vilification offences [Herald Sun paywall]
The Victorian government is set to crack down on vilification crimes, with new lengthy prison terms proposed for those found guilty.
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Judges | Dubai International Financial Centre Courts
As of September 2024, Justice Wayne Martin has been appointed as the Chief Justice of the DIFC Courts by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai.
The Honourable Wayne Stewart Martin served as the Chief Justice of Western Australia and as a Judge of the Court of Appeal and General Division of the Supreme Court of Western Australia between 2006 - 2018.
Robert French and Rene Le Miere also sit on the Dubai International Financial Centre Court
Episode 26: Federalism and So - Hale Institute Podcast - Apple Podcasts
Timon is joined by Nicholas Aroney, professor of law at University of Queensland, for a wide ranging conversation about constitutional law, the nature of sovereignty, and federalism.
The dismissal of the NSW Lang Government - Anne Twomey - YouTube
After setting the scene, in the previous videos (including one on the threat of violence from the New Guard and one on the financial conflict with the Commonwealth), this video explains how and why the dismissal of the Lang Government occurred.
The Governor, Sir Philip Game, refused to dismiss Lang on the grounds of incompetence or mismanagement, as he did not regard these as sufficient justifications for dismissal. Illegality, however, was a different matter. He was not prepared to let the NSW Crown instruct public servants to breach the law. He gave Lang the opportunity to provide legal advice, defending the validity of his action, but Lang provided no such advice. He also gave Lang the opportunity to withdraw the instruction. Lang refused. He was then dismissed.
There will be one further video which will address the constitutional arguments about whether the Governor was justified in dismissing Lang in the circumstances.
VID1036/2024 - GILLHAM v MELBOURNE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA PTY LTD & ORS
Chief Justice Mortimer will conduct a case management hearing in this matter tomorrow, 8 October 2024 at 9:15am AEDT.
To observe the hearing remotely, you can access the livestream here: youtube.com/@FederalCourtA…
— Federal Court of Australia (@fedcourtau)
4:00 AM • Oct 7, 2024
VID685/2023 - ACCC v QANTAS AIRWAYS LIMITED
Justice Rofe will conduct a hearing in this matter tomorrow, 8 October 2024 at 10:15am AEDT.
To observe the hearings remotely, you can access the livestream here: youtube.com/@FederalCourtA…
#fca#livestream#auslaw
— Federal Court of Australia (@fedcourtau)
2:27 AM • Oct 7, 2024
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