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THE BAR & BENCH

A reasonable person

With less than a year until his retirement from the High Court of Australia, Justice Michael Kirby reflects on his experience on the bench and discusses the future of the nation’s superior court. He speaks to Michael Romei and Zoya Sheftalovich

Hold-up on changes to barristers rules

PROPOSED CHANGES to the NSW Barristers’ Rules on cross-examination in sexual assault matters have hit a roadblock in the consultation phase.

What attracts top graduates?

Competition is tough for the top university graduates every year. As the talent shortage continues to bite, organisations need to take a smarter approach to attracting and retaining such graduates. Sarah O’ Carroll speaks with two top graduates about what attracted them to their current employers

Vic Supreme Court masters no more

VICTORIAN SUPREME Court masters will now be known as “associate judges”, and will take a more prominent role in mediating cases under new legislation introduced by Victoria’s Deputy Premier and Attorney-General Rob Hulls.

Judicial appointments debate reignited

BY ZOE LYON
THE NEW South Wales opposition is calling for the establishment of a “judicial appointments commission” to improve the transparency of the state’s judicial appointments process.

NSW Supreme Court plus one

THE HONOURABLE Acting Justice Kenneth Handley AO was reappointed as a judge and a judge of appeal of the Supreme Court of New South Wales on 18 January 2008.

‘Regressive’ High Court decision complicates contracts

BY LAURA MACINTYRE
INTERESTING TIMES are ahead for Australian contract lawyers, following a High Court decision in December last year to uphold the appeal in Koompahtoo Local Aboriginal Land Council v Sanpine Pty Ltd.

Goodbye to federal court judge

THE VICTORIAN Bar Council has expressed its condolences to the family of the Honourable Charles Augustine Sweeney CBE, following his death on 22 December 2007.

Haneef not headed for High Court

THE FEDERAL Government has announced it will not proceed with a High Court appeal in the case of Dr Mohamed Haneef’s visa.
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