An upcoming High Court case, due to be argued in Canberra this week, will tackle the question of the so-called “advocates’ immunity” in Australia, that is, whether a client may sue their lawyer for negligent actions or omissions that are intimately...
The Institute has lodged a submission with Philip Moss and the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet regarding the Public Interest Disclosure Act 2013 (Cth). The Act was due for statutory review, having been in operation for two years, and Mr Moss is to gather...
Boilermakers Case and the Separation of Powers It is over 60 years since the High Court’s decision in R v Kirby; Ex parte Boilermakers’ Society of Australia (1956) 94 CLR 254. This decision, handed down on 2 March 1956, was an important statement of the...
164 years ago today, the fourth Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia was born. Sir Frank Gavan Duffy, P.C., K.C.M.G, was born in Dublin on 29 February 1852, and came to Australia when he was four years old. His father, Sir Charles Gavan Duffy, was a famous...
Crime rates in Australia The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) recently released the results of its seventh Crime Victimisation Survey, covering people’s experiences of personal and household crimes across the nation in 2014-15. The results of the report are...
The recent passing of US Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia has brought widespread tributes to the conservative judge, who was the first Italian-American appointed to the Court, and has sparked intense interest in his possible successor. This article will review the...
