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The Australian Bar Association has decided to retain its diversity committee after high-profile silk and committee chair Kate Eastman SC publicly criticised the decision to axe it.
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In his own words: Chief Justice Stephen Gageler [Capital Brief paywall]
Capital Brief interviewed the High Court chief justice at the Australian Legal Convention.
CATCHWORDS - PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS – Court of Disputed Returns – election petition commenced pursuant to the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 (Cth) – where petitioner conceded to dismissal of election petition following inspection of disputed ballot papers – where concession occurred one week prior to hearing – whether costs should follow the event – applicable principles considered – whether conduct of petition was a matter of significant public benefit to warrant departure from the ordinary rule – where first respondent met legal costs by significant crowd-funding campaigns
ESAFETY COMMISSIONER v CELINE GILLIAN BAUMGARTEN - Chief Justice Mortimer, Justice Beach and Justice Horan will conduct a livestreamed Full Court hearing in this matter at 10:15am AEDT - Federal Court of Australia - YouTube
[78] In those circumstances, s 298-30(1) should not be read – contrary to s 33(1) of the Acts Interpretation Act (and see s 2 of that Act) – as conferring a power which is exhausted by its first exercise. Nothing in the language of s 298-30, or in the statutory context or extrinsic materials, suggests that the power is exhausted once first exercised. To the contrary, given the statutory context and practical operation of the assessment and objection provisions, s 298-30(1) must be construed as requiring the Commissioner to make an assessment if he considers an earlier assessment incorrectly reflects the operation of the provisions imposing the penalty…
The Court hereby and in these orders recognises as binding on the respondent the award of the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes dated 11 December 2019 in RREEF Infrastructure (G.P.) Ltd and RREEF Pan-European Infrastructure Two Lux S.à.r.l. v. Kingdom of Spain (ICSID Case No. ARB/13/30) as certified by the Secretary-General on 11 December 2019 (the Award), and pursuant to s 35(4) of the International Arbitration Act 1974 (Cth) judgment be entered in favour of the applicant, Blasket Renewable Investments LLC, against the respondent, the Kingdom of Spain, for the pecuniary obligations imposed by the Award in the sums of: (a) EUR 58,500,000.00; and…
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