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Big Law • 24 August 2023 • ByLauren CroftLegal bodies and organisations across the country have congratulated...

Legal bodies and organisations across the country have congratulated the new Chief Justice of the High Court and paid...

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The Bar • 22 August 2023 • ByJerome DoraisamyStephen Gageler named as new High Court Chief Justice

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus have appointed the 14th Chief Justice of the High...

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Big Law • 25 July 2023 • ByNaomi NeilsonFederal Court judge’s cutting attack on colleague and solicitor

The Federal Court has condemned a judge for her “unwillingness” to deliver a judgment for almost three years and has...

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Big Law • 24 May 2023 • ByNaomi NeilsonSA judge resigns following ‘complaint about conduct’

A South Australian District Court judge has resigned following an investigation into a complaint about his conduct.

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The Bar • 24 April 2023 • ByJerome DoraisamyFormer Fed Court CJ joins Atkin Chambers, Sydney Arbitration Chambers

The now-former chief justice of the Federal Court has made his next move, joining Atkin Chambers as a door tenant and...

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Big Law • 20 April 2023 • ByJess FeyderMortimer CJ’s ‘distinguished and illustrious career’ lauded at...

Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus and numerous other leading lawyers praised the character and successes of the Federal...

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The Bar • 31 March 2023 • ByJerome Doraisamy1st-ever female Federal Court Chief Justice named

The Prime Minister and Attorney-General have today announced the new chief justice of the Federal Court of Australia.

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The Bar • 02 February 2023 • ByLauren CroftBell CJ on 2 centuries of judicial progress

In his first address at the Opening of the Law Term, the NSW chief justice reflected on 200 years of the judiciary, as...

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Big Law • 14 November 2022 • ByJess FeyderThe rule of law is being undermined in the social media age, says WA...

Public perceptions of the judiciary are changing in the “social media age” in a way that “threatens to undermine...

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The Bar • 26 October 2022 • ByJerome DoraisamySC designation ‘completely appropriate and suited’ in today’s...

In remarks to the newest cohort of silks in NSW, the state’s Chief Justice, the Honourable Andrew Bell, submitted that...

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