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Barrister’s arguments on constitutional issue in CFMEU case ‘the wrong way around’, judge says
Employment 2020-06-16 10:44 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A judge has rejected a bid by the CFMEU to pause a trial brought by two sacked union officials while the court gives the country’s attorneys-general a chance to intervene over constitutional arguments raised, saying the union’s barrister was wrong that the issues in the case could not be split up.

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‘I didn’t come down in the last shower’: Judge trashes barristers’ submissions in CFMEU whistleblower trial
Employment 2020-05-20 11:33 am By Miklos Bolza

A judge has scrapped overly-long written submissions by barristers in proceedings brought by two CFMEU whistleblowers and replaced them with an extra day of oral submissions at the end of the hearing, saying he was not duped by the “old game” of shrinking margins and fonts in submissions.

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Judge wants ‘something to happen’ in slow-moving CFMMEU whistleblower case
Employment 2018-08-31 11:09 pm By Miklos Bolza

A judge on Friday bemoaned the slow progress of an unfair dismissal suit brought against the CFMMEU by two whistleblowers, telling lawyers at a hearing Friday he wanted “something to happen” in the case

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