Justice Stephen McDonald hung up his pithy Tweets on his appointment to the Federal Court, but the new judge’s talent for wordplay may yet find an outlet on the bench.
The top judge in Victoria who steered the Supreme Court through the COVID-19 pandemic is stepping down after 14 years on the bench.
The legal profession has paid tribute to former South Australia Supreme Court Justice Malcolm Blue, who died in a tractor accident on a farm south of Adelaide over the weekend.
The former inspector-general of intelligence and security and has launched an investigation into a former Federal Court judge after a former staff member made a complaint.
The NSW legal community has welcomed to the bench the newest Supreme Court judge, Richard McHugh, who reflected on his good fortune in a ceremony on Tuesday and vowed to try, at least, not to get grumpy.
The top judge of the NSW Supreme Court, which has seen a precipitous drop in class actions, has defended his court and taken shots at the Supreme Court of Victoria and the Federal Court for embracing contingency fees for class action lawyers.
An appeals court has rejected oOh!media’s claim that it was denied procedural fairness in a dispute with Transport for NSW, saying judges are not required to give a “running commentary” on oral submissions and that counsel must be “constantly alert” when appearing in court.
Retiring judge Richard Button has been farewelled by the NSW Supreme Court, praised for his distinguished career and “great sense of humour”.
A recent study has found that one-third of surveyed Australian judicial officers should be tested for PTSD, with alcohol ranking as a key coping strategy among stressed-out judges.
A leading commercial barrister who was one the of the founding members of Banco Chambers has been appointed as a judge on the NSW Court of Appeal.