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The High Court has granted removal of Judge Vasta case from the FCFCA to the HCA
Background to the matter can be found here - Judge seeks more immunity in false imprisonment appeal
Tony Mokbel’s lawyers want to quizz former police commissioners, judges, prosecutors in witness box [The Age paywall]
Tony Mokbel’s list of witnesses for his appeal against drug tracking convictions include former directors of public prosecutions, Justice John Champion and Jeremy Rapke KC, and barrister Geoffrey Horgan, KC.
Gen Z lawyers warned over ‘silly’ disconnect rules [The Australian paywall]
“Young lawyers have been cautioned against weaponising Labor’s new workplace laws against their employers, with one legal heavyweight saying it could be ‘career-ending’ for budding talent.”
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[9] It is said that one should resist the temptation to say “I told you so”, but here I cannot: it is plain that issues which have emerged in relation to the cross-claims directly affect issues at play in the defamation proceeding.
[36] “I am in the unusual position in this case of having some insight into how the sausage has been made. I have seen, for instance, detailed (and at times colourful) email exchanges between the legal representatives of each respondent, identifying the various ways in which Network Ten and Ms Wilkinson proposed to file their defences and approach the conduct of the litigation more generally.”
Ex-chief justice adds her support for judge [The Australian paywall]
“Lex Lasry wins more support — this time from former chief justice Marilyn Warren.”
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