There’s been one person missing from the $2 million claim for false imprisonment against Judge Salvatore “Sal” Vasta in the Federal Court: Judge Vasta.
The Brisbane-based judge has admitted he made a “mistake” when he jailed a 40-year-old father of two in December 2018 for contempt of court during a routine property dispute with his former wife in the Federal Circuit Court.
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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
