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• Ben Roberts-Smith begins appeal against landmark defamation loss at Federal Court in Sydney - ABC News
   

  • The 10 day hearing is before Justice Perram, Justice Katzmann and Justice Kennett. Livestream from 10.15am AEDT here - Federal Court of Australia - YouTube
     

• Pesutto and Deeming 'well armed' with top lawyers for Federal Court showdown
   

• Nazi Salute: Victorian test case set for constitutional argument
   

  • Anne Twomey’s thoughts on the matter here - Nazi salutes and freedom of speech - YouTube
     

• NSW's highest-ranking judge says current caseloads are 'simply unsustainable'
   

  • a transcript of the speech can be found here.
     

• How Australian undercover police ‘fed’ an autistic 13-year-old’s fixation with Islamic State | Australia news | The Guardian 
   

  • “Court finds counter-terrorism unit’s conduct fell ‘profoundly short’ of minimum standards expected of law enforcement officers”
     

• Ex-Liberal staffer Frank Zumbo found guilty of indecently assaulting four women | Australia news | The Guardian
   

• Restaurant operators who allegedly punished staff with 'strikes' facing legal action for underpaying staff
   

• Profanity hurled at Hillcrest jumping castle operator after she pleads not guilty
   

• Court denies bail to man who allegedly tried to smuggle drugs into prison until the bag broke inside his body
   

• Merc dealers launch ‘watershed’ court appeal [The Australian paywall]
   

  • Background to the matter can be found here - Mercedes-Benz's legal win over car dealers could transform the way new cars are sold in Australia - ABC News
     

• A fight over a bauxite mine may launch a new era for land rights [AFR paywall]
   

  • “Yunupingu v The Commonwealth is already being hailed as the third great land rights case – after Mabo (1992) and Timber Creek (2019) – and is estimated to be worth $700 million.”
     

• Ralan Group chief William O’Dwyer sentenced to four years’ jail for fraud after apartment developer’s collapse [AFR paywall]
   

• Rich-list Wu family in NSW Supreme Court fight [The Australian paywall]
   

Editor’s picks

• Submissions in reply have now been filed in the Lehrmann defamation case - accessible online here.
   

• The High Court silks bows ceremony livestream from 3:30pm AEDT today here - Ceremonial Sittings Live Stream - High Court of Australia

   

• Inside the chambers of Australian judges and barristers are the most intriguing art collections you will never see [AFR paywall]
   

• Alumina and Bauxite Company Ltd v Queensland Alumina Ltd [2024] FCA 43
   

  • Catchwords - Contract - …whether imposition of Russia Sanctions rendered performance of the contracts by QAL illegal and was therefore a supervening illegality to excuse performance – whether imposition of Russia Sanctions was an event of force majeure for purposes of contractual provision to excuse performance
     

• NSWSC now has an instagram - Supreme Court of New South Wales (@nswsupremecourt) • Instagram photos and videos
   

• Exploring the legal implications of electronic wills - Law Society Journal
   

• NZYQ: A new style of unanimous judgment for the High Court of Australia - Stephen McDonald SC — Australian Public Law 

   

• Some Anne Twomey (Constitutional Clarion) Youtube videos published while Headnote was on break:
   

  • Australia Day 1842 - James Martin, elections and a dead cat - YouTube

     

  • Ada's s 92 Story - Desertion, bigamy and two sea battles - YouTube
     

  • S 92 - Dulcie's story of love, crime and mystery - YouTube

     

• Victorian Bar News - Summer 2023

   

• After robodebt: Restoring trust in government integrity and accountability - By Mark Dreyfus
   

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