The High Court will drastically cut back the number of special leave hearings that help sort out which cases it takes on, and the barrister who makes a fortune out of them is delighted.
In a significant procedural move, the court has announced it will scrap monthly special leave days from the court calendar and decide almost all applications behind closed doors.
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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
