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Pre trial rulings no good for Pauline Hanson

Pre trial rulings no good for Pauline Hanson

Stewart J has largely ruled against Pauline Hanson's objections to evidence in defamation case brought by Senator Faruqi

March 13, 2024

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Mehreen Faruqi has legal win in ongoing Pauline Hanson racial vilification case | Pauline Hanson | The Guardian
- the judgment of Stewart J can be found here which includes consideration of whether to admit evidence to support an asserted tendency of Pauline Hanson to engage in commentary consistent with holding white supremacist views - Faruqi v Hanson (evidence rulings) [2024] FCA 225
Former ACT top prosecutor Shane Drumgold calls for Walter Sofronoff's report into the prosecution of Bruce Lehrmann to be partially redacted - ABC News
Youth offenders will find it harder to get bail under sweeping new NSW laws | New South Wales politics | The Guardian
- Media release can be found here - NSW Government takes action to make communities safer and support young people in regions | NSW Government
Toormina man sentenced in Coffs Harbour after financially scamming Sydney law firms - ABC News
A roll of tape, a handsaw and a small piece of wood at the centre of a $2.6m dispute in Queensland | Queensland | The Guardian
Crypto king Guo wants passport back [The Australian paywall]
The last director of a failed Australian cryptocurrency firm remaining in the country after his colleagues fled has claimed he is broke and argued in court his passport should be given back.

Editor’s picks

Before a jury can be asked to use evidence of one charged offence to find that the accused has a tendency that is evidence of a second charged offence, must the jury be told that it can only do so if it thinks the first charged offence is proved beyond reasonable doubt?
— Jeremy Gans (@jeremy_gans)
4:40 AM • Mar 12, 2024

Good morning to Niall JA. The Court is devoting this week to hearing appeals from three decisions in which his Honour took part.
— High Court (Australia) Trivia (@HighCourtTrivia)
9:24 PM • Mar 11, 2024

The Legal Ops Clinic is back with our new host Graeme Grovum - woohoo - and we can't wait to get practical, conversational and into all stuff legal ops in action again in 2024!
The session is on 13 March at 1pm-2pm AEDT - you can register for free here: bit.ly/LOCAction13324.
— CLI (@Legalpreneurs)
5:00 AM • Mar 12, 2024

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