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AFR interviews Emma Covacevich (Chief Executive Partner at Clayton Utz); details of statement of claim in Sam and Brittany Groth proceedings emerge.
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Brittany Higgins ordered to pay 80 per cent of Linda Reynolds's legal costs - ABC News
Lehrmann’s court feud with corruption watchdog over ‘frivolous, James Bond like allegations’ [SMH paywall]
The former Liberal staffer is locked in a fight with the NACC over his legal bills, claiming he is in a financially “dire situation”.
Perth man Dion Barber awarded almost $3 million for sexual abuse suffered in state care - ABC News
Kerry Stokes hit with $13.5m legal bill for Roberts-Smith court fight [SMH paywall]
The astronomical cost of the former Special Air Service corporal’s failed defamation case will be borne by the Seven West Media chairman.
The Good Guys slugged over store credit promo [The Australian paywall]
The Good Guys have been hit with a massive fine over a four-year promotion scheme that short-changed thousands of Australian shoppers.
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How this top lawyer made partner at 29 [AFR paywall]
Clayton Utz boss Emma Covacevich tells her grads to keep an open mind: sometimes your career “true love” arrives in unexpected places.
Full article: The ‘father’s daughter’ evidence in the Folbigg case*
This paper considers a body of evidence concerning Kathleen Folbigg – specifically, about her chidhood history and possible statements she made about that – that was excluded at the trial that led to her convictions, but may nevertheless have contributed to her convictions. The public record, while slim, reveals the trial prosecutor’s unsuccessful attempts to put this evidence before Folbigg’s jury, the various ways that some of the evidence could and did nevertheless reach some of her jurors, and the Court of Criminal Appeal’s narrow consideration of that irregularity. The paper concludes by considering why these matters were not relied upon in more recent advocacy on Folbigg’s behalf.
Michael Wilson & Partners Ltd v Emmott (No 5) - NSW Caselaw
[163] However, Mr Wilson is no ordinary solicitor. He is a solicitor of whom we hold serious concerns whether he should be permitted to practise in New South Wales. This litigation has been characterised by (a) meritless points raised by him, (b) prolix and needless complexity, (c) the making of serious allegations against judges, the Registrar and practitioners without foundation, and (d) intemperate discourtesy.
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Court staff cover up Banksy image of judge beating a protester | Banksy | The Guardian
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