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17 May 2017 • ByJulia Kretzenbacher, Paige Darby and Sheradyn SimmondsSpent convictions – when does the past stop catching up with you?

Introducing a legislated spent convictions scheme is a simple and straightforward reform that goes to the heart of...

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Adult prison no place for kids, Vic court finds
16 May 2017 • ByMelissa CoadeAdult prison no place for kids, Vic court finds

A Victorian Supreme Court decision has been applauded by the law clinic that took the state government to court for...

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New name for NSW bench
15 May 2017 • ByMelissa CoadeNew name for NSW bench

David Russell SC will be sworn in as a judge of the NSW District Court and Dust Diseases Tribunal at the end of May.

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Former ASIC consultant appointed to Vic bench
09 May 2017 • ByMelissa CoadeFormer ASIC consultant appointed to Vic bench

The latest Victorian to be appointed to the bench of the County Court previously worked as a special consultant with...

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Vic judicial commission readies for launch
08 May 2017 • ByMelissa CoadeVic judicial commission readies for launch

Victoria has set up an independent complaints committee to hear concerns about the conduct of the state’s...

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Peter Hall QC to take top post in ICAC shake-up
24 April 2017 • ByMelissa CoadePeter Hall QC to take top post in ICAC shake-up

The NSW government has named a former Supreme Court judge to lead the state’s revamped anti-corruption watchdog.

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Champion of the bar departs from Federal Court
24 April 2017 • ByMelissa CoadeChampion of the bar departs from Federal Court

Justice Christopher Jessup has stepped down from the Federal Court bench, following more than a decade of judicial...

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17-hour judgment a case for change
20 April 2017 • ByMelissa Coade17-hour judgment a case for change

Four days of oral reasons delivered by a presiding judicial officer may have been common place 200 years ago, but times...

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QC sworn in as new president for Queensland Court of Appeal
10 April 2017 • ByMelissa CoadeQC sworn in as new president for Queensland Court of Appeal

A leading Queen's Counsel has taken the reins from Justice Margaret McMurdo as president of the Queensland Court of...

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Vic Bar pays tribute to vision of state’s top judge
04 April 2017 • ByMelissa CoadeVic Bar pays tribute to vision of state’s top judge

The Victorian Bar Association has expressed thanks for the judicial service of Chief Justice Marilyn Warren AC,...

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