Higgins too ill to front court in Reynolds trial
Brittany Higgins has pulled out of giving evidence in the defamation action brought against her by Linda Reynolds in a bombshell that could bring an early end to the proceedings.
Ellie Dudley
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Reynolds subpoenas ALP law firm HWL Ebsworth over Higgins payout
Lawyers appointed for Linda Reynolds as part of Labor’s settlement with Brittany Higgins will be hauled into court, in an explosive move raising questions over the firm’s role in the controversial payout.
Law firm ‘cashing in’ on visa hopefuls
A law firm that has championed dozens of cases amid Labor’s ongoing immigration woes has been accused of trying to make money from non-citizens ‘desperate’ to avoid deportation.
Detainee’s visa challenge a fight for ‘liberty’
A dangerous ex-detainee at the centre of the High Court’s latest constitutional challenge stabbed at least three people, was convicted of burglary, set a property on fire and has ‘unmanaged’ serious mental health issues.
Stressed judges ‘need to be tested for PTSD’
A third of Australian judges should be tested for PTSD, according to a new study that also found a significant amount of the judiciary turn to alcohol as a way to cope with the stress of the job.
Judge tells media to fight for its rights
Michael Lee has blasted the overuse of strict suppression orders that ‘interfere’ with open justice, urging the media to ‘more vigorously’ fight confidentiality motions.
Reynolds v Higgins is even messier than we thought
Former PM Scott Morrison on the full witness list in defamation showdown; a new job for Ian Freckelton KC; and a(nother) nasty spat engulfing the Victorian Bar council | Read Ipso Facto
Judges lashed over ‘improper’ rape grillings
Former High Court justice Virginia Bell has criticised judges who allow inappropriate defence questioning of rape complainants, out of fear that an intervention from the bench may give rise to an appeal.
Warning on #MeToo redo: ‘presumption of innocence must stand’
Australia’s peak legal body is challenging a movement to reshape the administration of rape trials in the wake of #MeToo, declaring the presumption of innocence and the rule of law must remain sacrosanct.
Court approves puberty blockers for 12-year-old child
A Victorian court has granted permission for a 12-year-old child to be prescribed treatment to block the onset of puberty, despite a hospital raising concerns that the father had not been consulted.
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