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Supreme Court judge found guilty of assault

Geason J found guilty of assault, HCA hands down 2 decisions, sovereign citizen fun in R v Kirsten (a pseudonym) [2024] NSWDC 401 and Michael Hodge KC and Sonia Tame opinion on directors' duty under section 180 of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) published

October 16, 2024

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  • R v Kirsten (a pseudonym) - NSW Caselaw 

    [5] The accused indicated that rather than the name set out in the indictment she would only answer to the name “Kirsten a living woman” or “Kirsten… not her legal fiction name”: Tcpt, 5 August 2024, pp 19 and 42. I indulged her.

    …

    [7] When the charge was read in front of the accused and the jury panel, she refused to enter a plea. She said:

    “I need to tell everyone here again in the presence of you jury potentials that I caused this court case, it wasn't the prosecution or the Department or the Court who caused this court case. I'm a living woman, I'm not a legal name, fiction and the matters that bring us here today is partly to address that ongoing problem that in society here of many, many people suffer, we have many, many what we would call unfair cases in every day where children are removed from loving homes on the basis of what's written on a piece of paper where there's not much evidence provided, if any, and where the mums and dads that come in are treated as if they're infants or otherwise incapable of representing themselves.”: Tcpt, 5 August 2024, p 42.

    …

    [51] At a number of times during the trial and in front of the jury, the accused directed personal insults toward me. For example, “There's a talking parrot in the corner, or the barking dog …”: Tcpt, 9 August 2024, p 444.

    …

    [103] I responded loudly, “No, no, I don’t want you approaching the jury … If you could put the phone down.”: Tcpt, 7 August 2024, p 297.

    [104] She refused both directions. She then moved quickly from the bar table toward the jury box. As she did so the closest juror seemed to cringe and look away.

    [105] I pressed the duress alarm. As I did so I directed the jury, “Leave now. Please leave. Please leave. Please leave.”: Tcpt, 7 August 2024, p 297.
     

  • Artificial Intelligence in Victoria's Courts and Tribunals: Consultation Paper

    “This consultation paper discusses some of the benefits and risks of artificial intelligence, its potential uses in courts and tribunals, and how it might be regulated.“
     

  • Let us pay barristers more, ASIC–ACCC chiefs urge Labor [AFR paywall]

    Junior silks can command up to $9500 a day from commercial clients, but only about $2730 from the government, a situation two watchdogs want to change.
     

  • A legal opinion by Michael Hodge KC and Sonia Tame, commissioned by the AICD, provides clarity for directors on the standard of care required in meeting their duty of care and diligence (under section 180 of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth)) when overseeing a company’s compliance obligations.
     

  • Michelle Britbart KC (2022) - William and Lonsdale - Lives in the Law - Apple Podcasts

    This week we revisit our wonderful conversation with barrister Michelle Britbart KC. Michelle practices primarily in common law, insurance law, public liability and personal injuries litigation, running trials in both the Supreme and County Courts. For many years Michelle grew her practice whilst also being a single mother to two young children. And on top of that, she managed to gain a Graduate Diploma of Genetic Counselling and a Masters in Health and Medical Law.
     

  • Sis, Are We Dating The Same Guy? Facebook groups paused as admins fear legal risks - ABC News
     

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