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'Old dogs' of the bar learn a new trick

Michael Pelly
Michael PellyLegal editor

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The "old dogs" of the Victorian bar learned a new trick on their way to a clean sweep of the Bar Council elections this week.

Not since the mid-1980s has there been an organised ticket that sought to occupy all 21 positions on the ruling body for Victorian barristers.

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Michael Pelly is the legal editor, based in our Sydney newsroom. He has been a senior adviser to federal and state attorneys-general and written two books, one a biography of former High Court Chief Justice Murray Gleeson. Email Michael at michael.pelly@afr.com

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