"Sustained failure" in lawyer's conduct - Gobbo AsJ

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• Judge Catherine Gobbo berates lawyer Zoe Davis for ‘sustained failure’ in J & D Flooring insolvency case [AFR paywall]
   

  • a copy of the judgment can be found here - Re J & G Flooring Pty Ltd [2024] VSC 103 (22 March 2024)
     

• Prosecutors weigh up Australia’s first case under government secrecy laws | Australian politics | The Guardian
   

• Ex-commando Heston Russell cleared of punching man during drunken Sydney pool party | Sydney | The Guardian
   

• Man accused of 1999 murder of Irma Palasics during violent home invasion identified by DNA left on milk bottle, police say - ABC News
   

• Two detainees released before bringing cases to court [SMH paywall]

  The freeing of the two men, who had their visas revoked over extensive criminal convictions, fuels accusations the government is sidestepping detainee cases that could lead to further mass releases.
   

Editor’s picks

• Let's talk about confidentiality: panel event on NDA use in sexual harassment settlements (6 Mar 24) - USYD Law School - YouTube
   

• Stop the shredders! A win for freedom of information - Anne Twomey - YouTube
   

• Why are religious discrimination laws back in the news? And where did they come from? - Law Society Journal
   

• City of Parramatta Council v Sydney Metro - NSW Caselaw

  NSWLEC orders $200m payment for compulsory acquisition by Sydney Metro (said to be the highest award made by the NSWLEC)
   

• GERARD NASH QC - Svenson Barristers - “He believes that he is the last silk with a general rather than a specialised practice.”
   

• 'Shabby and unsuitable': New call to upgrade SA courts - InDaily
   

• Artificial Justice by Tatiana Dancy | 9780192846891 | Booktopia
   

• Flo Rida jamming out to his music in a $82.6 million lawsuit - YouTube
   

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