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Entries in Barristers (9)

Saturday
Sep132014

Courtside notebook

The days when graduates could go straight to the bar are over ... WA CJ says Perth law firm would not prefer its own interests in liquidation dispute ... Wayne's law ... Kate Lilly courtside 

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Tuesday
Sep092014

Heart of the bar

News from the Street of Shame ... Deutschland marshalling forces ... The Sevens rub tummies ... Eating and talking ... Interviews with Queens' Counsel ... Advocacy skills require being in many courts at once 

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Monday
Mar182013

Two sorts of fusion

The fusion that dares not speak its name ... How many lawyers does it take ...? ... Solicitors and barristers - differences ... Supreme Court decisions on legal aid rulings in Victoria show the extent of the barristers-judges fusion ... Tulkinghorn explains 

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Tuesday
Oct302012

Nash gnashed 

Experienced NSW criminal barrister caught in property development catastrophe … Misleading evidence to Dizzo proceedings brought to retrieve money … Professional misconduct … More despair from the Bureau de Spank 

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Friday
Apr272012

Taxing times

Ancient warrior of the bar in tax man's sights … ATO wants blood from former bar councillor and ethics man … Dismay on Palm Plaza 

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Friday
Mar092012

Have your questions developed a steady rhythm?

Transcript of proceedings foreshadows life under the new Quality Assurance Scheme for Advocates ... Barristers required to meet competency standards ... Assessment panels and judicial evaluation ... The future has arrived ... Leverhulme's London Calling   

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Tuesday
Mar012011

Great legal affairs stuff-up at The Oz

Famous silks enraged by sudden demotion to low-rank "leading juniors" in The Australian/Chambers legal ratings ... Newspaper's lavish boast ... Egg on face difficult to remove

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Monday
Sep202010

Lawyers, guns and wildlife

Map of Tasmania ... Huge damages threatened against police for refusal to allow famous Tasmanian barrister to shoot animals from his Porsche ... Excrement on golf course fairways ... Native hens don't scare easily - they will need to be shot

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Friday
Dec152006

Forget Senior Counsel, let's try "Super Lawyer"

New Jersey tried to stamp-out out “self-aggrandising” titles such as “Super Lawyer”. Actually the “Super Lawyer” selection process was superior to those that are used here to appoint new Senior Counsel

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