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'Women at the bar are just exhausted in dealing with this'

'Women at the bar are just exhausted in dealing with this'

Will the Dyson Heydon scandal be a circuit breaker for women in the legal profession?

Jane Needham says "almost every woman I know at the bar has a story of the unwanted approach".  James Brickwood

Michael PellyLegal editor
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Not for the first time, Dyson Heydon has turned the legal world upside down.

In 2003, Heydon's appointment as a judge of the High Court meant there was no longer a woman on the court.

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Michael Pelly
Michael PellyLegal editorMichael 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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