Chief Justice Tom Bathurst takes aim at 'needlessly wordy' lawyers
The state's top judge has aimed a dig at "needlessly wordy" lawyers and Sydney hipsters in a wry speech to the legal profession.
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Michaela Whitbourn
Michaela Whitbourn is a former corporate lawyer who has reported extensively across politics, finance, business and law. In 2011, she was appointed the NSW political reporter for The Australian Financial Review and provided in-depth coverage of historic corruption inquiries into former state Labor ministers. She also exposed attempts by the O'Farrell government to mislead voters about the effect of the carbon tax on transport costs. In October 2013, she joined The Sydney Morning Herald as legal affairs and investigations reporter.
'He's got a lot of inner toughness'
He has barely put his feet behind the desk but the state's new Attorney-General, Mark Speakman, is already enjoying a victory of sorts.​
Anthony Bell uses star power in bitter feud with wife Kelly Landry
He professes to hate his "accountant to the stars" title but Anthony Bell, one of Sydney's richest men, is proud of his ties to the rich and famous.
Jury in Robert Xie retrial says unable to reach unanimous verdict
The jury in the retrial of Robert Xie has said they are unable to reach a unanimous verdict after eight days of deliberations, prompting Supreme Court Justice Elizabeth Fullerton to issue a direction requiring them to reconsider the issues.
Sydney lawyer suspended over $80,000 child support dispute
A Sydney lawyer who failed to answer questions about almost $80,000 in allegedly unpaid child support has been found guilty of professional misconduct and suspended from practice.
Neighbours spar over 'cracker of a view' at Birchgrove
It is the most Sydney of court cases, heard in one of the harbour city's most exclusive makeshift courtrooms.
Deputy mayor disqualified for five years over vulgar slur
A deputy mayor has been barred from council for five years for calling the mayor a "bitch".
Eddie Obeid loses court bid to be released from prison
The one-time NSW Labor kingmaker looked small and frail in oversized prison greens as his lawyers asked the Court of Criminal Appeal to release him on bail.
Eddie Obeid seeks release from prison before Christmas
Jailed former Labor minister Eddie Obeid is asking the state's highest court to release him before Christmas.
Ziggy's mullet defamation case gets a haircut
A western Sydney teenager suing three media outlets for allegedly mocking him for sporting a "hair-larious" mullet has suffered a setback in his defamation case, after a judge took the scissors to major parts of his claim.
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