High Court challenge to laws passed following NZYQ decision - 23 Nov 2023

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Daily wrap  

• Labor’s ‘draconian’ immigration detention conditions challenged in high court | Law (Australia) | The Guardian

   

  • Further details emerge over government's approach to case that led to High Court ruling

     

  • Immigration detention: Rohingya refugee NZYQ freed after high court case did not show remorse for raping 10-year-old | Law (Australia) | The Guardian

     

• Bruce Lehrmann says he became ‘severely isolated’ after Brittany Higgins interview as he speaks in court for first time | Australian media | The Guardian

   

  • Justice Lee refuses Network Ten’s proposal for no livestreaming on FCA Youtube Channel of Lehrmann defamation proceedings - Lehrmann v Network Ten Pty Limited (Livestream) [2023] FCA 1452

     

  • ABC and Bruce Lehrmann settle defamation case over broadcast of Brittany Higgins's Press Club speech

     

• Australian legal aid at risk of turning people away unless $484m extra funding provided | Australia news | The Guardian

   

• Judge dismisses Clive Palmer's appeal to build thousands of homes on floodplain near sewage treatment plant

   

• Councils fear roadworks cost increase as gravel pit permits change under Native Title Act - ABC News

   

• NT coroner refuses to stand aside from Kumanjayi Walker coronial inquest

   

  • a copy of the decision can be found here.

     

• Judge orders dying Perth boy remain in hospital against parents’ wishes while court case continues | Western Australia | The Guardian

   

Editor’s picks

• What sex work taught Mitch Larsson, a lawyer-turned-escort, about himself and his clients - ABC News

   

• Decision on scope of David McBride’s duty published - R v McBride [2023] ACTSC 328

   

•  2023 Richard Cooper Memorial Lecture - Epistemology and Accountability under the Native Title Act 1993, Adjunct Professor Jonathan Fulcher (UQ) - YouTube

   

• Ex-Federal Court chief justice rejects robots in court, says compassion is key [paywall - The Australian]

   

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