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Two VIC barristers disciplined for elevator posters
SMH reports that elevator 'joke' by VIC barristers John F. Perry and Robert G. Squirrell has resulted in a finding by VCAT that they engaged in professional misconduct, Mortimer CJ speaks about open justice in the digital age on ABC Law Report.
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Barristers disciplined over ‘offensive, demeaning’ LGBTQ ‘joke’ posted in elevators [SMH paywall]
The two men admitted writing and posting the offensive remarks in the lifts of a Melbourne law chambers building. Their actions caused outrage in the legal community.
Nine journalist Nick McKenzie to face cross-examination on secret Roberts-Smith recordings [The Australian paywall]
Nine investigative reporter Nick McKenzie will face cross-examination in Ben Roberts-Smith’s defamation appeal, as the ex-SAS soldier demands files from the ABC’s MediaWatch program.
Damien Richardson: Neighbours 'shame' TV star after Nazi salute charge, court hears
The $24m inheritance that was almost split 10 ways
Sydney artist Mimi Jaksic Berger, businessman Andrew Findlay and Queenslander Raveica Negrean all died with “homemade” wills. That’s a problem.
Former cricketer Michael Slater sentenced on domestic violence charges - ABC News
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The Hon. Debbie Mortimer, Chief Justice of the Federal Court of Australia, joins Damien Carrick in a conversation about live streaming court cases, suppression orders and access to court documents.
King & Wood Mallesons goes cold on having a global chief executive [AFR paywall]
The firm’s Australian head says a “lot has changed” since 2012, when Mallesons merged with China’s King & Wood, but the combination isn’t drifting.
Senate Voting - Its history and how it works - Anne Twomey - YouTube
This video explains how the voting system at the federal level in Australia developed and why the Senate voting system changed to proportional representation in 1948.
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