Daily wrap
Qantas faces huge fine as judge queries outsourcing ‘remorse’ [The Australian paywall]
Federal Court judge Michael Lee has shot a hole in Qantas’ claims of remorse for the unlawful outsourcing of 1820 workers, on day one of the airline’s penalty hearing.
Tomorrow’s livestream available here - NSD1309/2020 TWU v Qantas (Penalty Hearing) - YouTube
Rising star ‘practised law without licence for seven months’ [The Advertiser paywall]
Dozens of custody, property and family law cases are in jeopardy after a court heard a repeatedly-praised barrister has been conducting trials, for months, without a licence.
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In this episode, host Ollie welcomes Madeleine Hampson, a recent graduate at Hall & Wilcox, one of Australia’s leading commercial law firms. Madeleine shares her journey from law school to landing a graduate position, offering practical advice on navigating graduate roles, adapting to the demands of full-time legal work, and making the most of early career opportunities.
CATCHWORDS - CONTEMPT OF COURT – sentencing – contempt of the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission – contempt punishable as contempt of Federal Court – Respondent in contempt by refusing to answer questions in an examination – where Respondent pleaded guilty – where purging of Respondent’s contempt remains a live possibility – fixed term of imprisonment [of 9 months] imposed
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