Where’s the justice? Everyone else wants out of jury duty,but I desperately want in
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Where’s the justice? Everyone else wants out of jury duty,but I desperately want in

All around me,people are being summoned to cast judgement upon their fellow man. When will it be my turn?

  • byThomas Mitchell

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‘Follow my instructions in the bedroom’:Lawyer accused of propositioning former clients
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‘Follow my instructions in the bedroom’:Lawyer accused of propositioning former clients

Embattled Melbourne lawyer Pat Lennon allegedly made sexual advances on at least two former female clients but continues to practise while under investigation by the legal industry regulator.

  • byCameron Houston
Slater&Gordon poised to fall into private equity hands

Slater&Gordon poised to fall into private equity hands

The takeover deal will help the law firm’s senior lawyers regain a significant stake in the business after being nearly wiped out during its troubles six years ago.

  • bySarah Danckert
Barristers’ confidential email accounts searched in investigation of homophobic slur

Barristers’ confidential email accounts searched in investigation of homophobic slur

The Bar Council revealed the potentially serious privacy breach in an email to its Victorian members on Tuesday,but stressed no confidential information about clients or cases had been accessed inappropriately.

  • byChris Vedelago andDavid Estcourt
High-profile lawyer accused of pressuring former client to withdraw complaint to regulator
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Victoria

High-profile lawyer accused of pressuring former client to withdraw complaint to regulator

Pat Lennon,who has represented underworld figure Mick Gatto,allegedly handed a woman a handwritten document to copy,sign and send to a legal board recanting her misconduct claim.

  • byCameron Houston
Cost of living crisis,charity drive rise in WA crowdfunding campaigns

Cost of living crisis,charity drive rise in WA crowdfunding campaigns

The state’s biggest GoFundMe pages,the legal implications of launching one,and why we’re all obsessed with asking for money.

  • byRebecca Peppiatt
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Room with a feud:Apartment dwellers seek to ban neighbours from smoking on balconies

Room with a feud:Apartment dwellers seek to ban neighbours from smoking on balconies

A couple who took their neighbours to a tribunal to stop them smoking on their apartment balcony say the NSW government should bring in a statewide ban.

  • byCaitlin Fitzsimmons
Daryl gets cross
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Column 8

Daryl gets cross

And The Alice gets a beach.

Juries need more education on sexual assault cases,says former Supreme Court judge

Juries need more education on sexual assault cases,says former Supreme Court judge

Peter McClellan,who led the royal commission focused on child sexual abuse,says juries must be educated about how victims report and respond to trauma.

  • byAnne Hyland
From brickie’s labourer to Supreme Court judge:Peter McClellan’s extraordinary career

From brickie’s labourer to Supreme Court judge:Peter McClellan’s extraordinary career

Peter McClellan led the royal commission focused on child sexual abuse. Now he’s advocating for change in the legal system and also the ICAC.

  • byAnne Hyland
Counsel cashes in
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Column 8

Counsel cashes in

’Tis the season to be uppity.