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• Judge removed from trial over misconduct claims [Daily Telegraph paywall]

  A District Court Judge sitting in Northern NSW has been thrown off a case and referred for investigation after being accused of acting inappropriately towards a female lawyer in the middle of a trial.
   

  • High price after judge accused of winking at junior lawyer mid-trial [Daily Telegraph paywall]

    The cost and fallout from District Court Judge Sean Grant being thrown off a criminal trial this week are enormous.
     

• Court directs smoking ceremony outside [Daily Telegraph paywall]

  Court officials have rejected an Indigenous family's request to hold a smoke ceremony inside a Sydney courtroom before a police officer's trial over their son's death.
   

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• ‘Inappropriate, discourteous’: Lawyer punished for professional misconduct [Courier Mail paywall]

  A Burnett lawyer has denied any wrongdoing to the Queensland legal watchdog, claiming allegations made about his conduct during a Family Court matter were ‘nonsensical, baseless and unsubstantiated’.
   

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• Perth businessman sues MAFS star for defamation over social media posts [WA Today paywall]

  Former Married at First Sight contestant Lauren Dunn is being sued by a Perth human resources director who claims she made “malicious” posts about him.
   

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