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Bar should be raised for an ‘eminent’ lawyer
Eminent is a word people like to attach to lawyers. And farewell to a “High Court whisperer”. It’s Hearsay.
Michael PellyLegal editorEminent is one of those words that people like to use when describing a lawyer. And it’s getting quite the workout during the debate over the Indigenous Voice to parliament.
Coalition senator Paul Scarr was at it again on Tuesday night, rolling off a list of seven “eminent jurists” who think the Voice is problematic.
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