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    High Court Justices Agree to Agree
    Survive Law
    • Feb 17, 2015
    • 2 min

    High Court Justices Agree to Agree

    Dissenting is out and agreement is in vogue at the High Court of Australia, a study from the University of New South Wales has revealed. The annual survey of the court’s decision making found an increase in unanimous decisions in 2014, with 43% of cases attracting unanimous judgments, up from 38% the year before. “The last two years are very similar to the first two under Chief Justice French,” Professors Andrew Lynch and George Williams of their report. “In 2009 and 2010, th
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    High Court welcomes new judge
    Survive Law
    • Feb 3, 2015
    • 1 min

    High Court welcomes new judge

    There’s a new High Court Justice in town. Today Justice Geoffrey Nettle will be sworn in as the 51st judge of the High Court of Australia. He replaces Justice Susan Crennan, who retires after nine years with the court. Nettle J was appointed to the Supreme Court of Victoria in 2002, and joined the Court of Appeal in 2004. He began his career in private practice with Mallesons Stephen Jaques, before being called to the bar, where he specialised in commercial law, equity, admin
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    Judges Swap Courtrooms for the Classroom
    Survive Law
    • Jan 30, 2014
    • 1 min

    Judges Swap Courtrooms for the Classroom

    When Melbourne Uni students head back to class after the summer break, they’ll be joined by two judges. Justice Susan Kenny of the Federal C
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    New Laws to Provide Work Flexibility for Judges
    Survive Law
    • Aug 28, 2013
    • 1 min

    New Laws to Provide Work Flexibility for Judges

    New Victorian legislation is to provide more flexible working arrangements for judges and allow courts to make better use of experienced jud
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    New Judges Join the Federal Court
    Survive Law
    • Aug 6, 2013
    • 1 min

    New Judges Join the Federal Court

    Two new judges will be joining the Federal Court of Australia, Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus QC announced yesterday. Darryl Rangiah QC will
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    Four New Judges Join the Federal Court of Australia
    Survive Law
    • Jun 17, 2013
    • 1 min

    Four New Judges Join the Federal Court of Australia

    There will be some new faces on the bench at the Federal Court of Australia, with Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus QC announcing the appointmen
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    Working Hardly: Prayers for Exam Time
    Survive Law
    • Jun 12, 2013
    • 2 min

    Working Hardly: Prayers for Exam Time

    Left your study a little too late? You may not have time to cram all that knowledge in, but a little prayer can’t hurt, right?...
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    The Secret Lives of Judges
    Survive Law
    • Jun 27, 2012
    • 2 min

    The Secret Lives of Judges

    They may seem intimidating in their robes and wigs, but for the all the tradition and ceremony, ultimately, judges are people too. Here are
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    Should I become a judge’s associate?
    Survive Law
    • Dec 7, 2011
    • 2 min

    Should I become a judge’s associate?

    As I finish my second-last year of uni, I find myself faced with yet another career dilemma. As if putting myself through the clerkship appl
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    Working Hardly: Five Awesome Reasons to be a Judge
    Survive Law
    • Aug 20, 2011
    • 2 min

    Working Hardly: Five Awesome Reasons to be a Judge

    What lies at the end of your law-career rainbow? A Partnership? How about a seat at the bench? Being a judge is like being a rock star of th
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    I want your job: Interview with Faraz Maghami, Judge's Associate
    Wenee Yap
    • Feb 13, 2010
    • 5 min

    I want your job: Interview with Faraz Maghami, Judge's Associate

    To find out exactly what being an Associate to a Judge entails, Survive Law spoke exclusively with Faraz Maghami, Associate to a Judge.
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