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Daily wrap  

• Victorian Lawyer X bill passes upper house in last-minute deal limiting civil compensation to $1 million - ABC News
   

• Supreme Court judge denies his internet searches were 'incriminating' in assault and emotional abuse case, court hears

   

• SA Attorney-General denies Supreme Court action is a bid to gag doctor at ramping deaths inquest - ABC News
   

• Terry Irving still has no apology and deserves ‘significant’ damages for wrongful jailing, Queensland court hears | Queensland | The Guardian
   

  • Wrongfully convicted Townsville man Terry Irving makes plea for justice after malicious prosecution - ABC News
     

• Families launch class action after Hunter Valley bus crash driver jailed for decades | Hunter Valley bus crash | The Guardian
   

• Detectives to stand trial after alleged wrongful prosecution, following Age investigation [SMH paywall]

  Two police officers accused of orchestrating a driver’s wrongful prosecution are to face the Country Court after pleading not guilty.
   

Editor’s picks

• Flos Greig Lecture 2024: If I had my time over, would I study Law? - The Honourable Linda Dessau AC CVO - Melbourne Law School - YouTube

  Occasionally, we should all pause, to reflect on what might have been had we taken a different path in our professional life and choices. In this Lecture, the Hon Linda Dessau AC CVO, former Governor of Victoria, contemplates the pros and cons of having studied and practised Law for a significant part of her career.
   

• Sharing someone’s personal info online may soon mean jail time. How will Australia’s proposed doxing laws work? | Law (Australia) | The Guardian
   

  • Second reading speech – Privacy and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 | Our ministers – Attorney-General’s portfolio
     

• Does the Albanese government’s proposed ‘hate speech’ law give us what we need?
   

  • Second reading speech – Criminal Code Amendment (Hate Crimes) Bill 2024 | Our ministers – Attorney-General’s portfolio
     

• Socially Disadvantaged Accused: How (or Should) Courts Take This into Account? - the Honourable Justice Macaulay | The Supreme Court of Victoria
   

• Happy lawyers are better ones: Firm provides unique ways to decompress [AFR paywall]

  Attwood Marshall’s location next to Snapper Rocks means lawyers can catch waves to decompress from the stresses of legal work.
   

• Prioritising Wellness this RUO–The Callover – Apple Podcasts

  To mark RUOK Day 2024, we speak with Desi Vlahos, a lawyer, academic and two-time recipient of the Women in Law Award for “Wellness Advocate of the Year”.

  As a mental health first aider, the founder of Wellceum, a company that aims to help other organisations improve wellbeing, health and safety outcomes, and a Commissioner of the International Bar Associations’ Wellbeing Commission, Desi has dedicated her career to tackling poor mental health among lawyers globally.

  On this episode of The Callover, join us as we speak about the current state of the profession and how we can do more to increase mental wellbeing across the profession.
   

• M&A lessons from big players in this year’s Australian deals [AFR paywall]

  Mergers and acquisitions are all about time, value and regulatory risks in 2024. But dig below the surface and there are interesting lessons from key players in this year’s deals.
   

• Holding Redlich held merger discussions after abandoned expansion effort [AFR paywall]

  Holding Redlich held preliminary merger talks with a rival national firm as it turned away from an unsuccessful expansion strategy.
   

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