It’s time to simplify and clarify our corporate law
Attorney-General Christian Porter must not face trial by media Chris Merritt 29 October 2021 Published in the Australian Newspaper In the final report of his royal commission into financial services, Ken Hayne belled the cat: if the goal is to stamp...
Judicial commission needed to help judges’ welfare
Judicial commission needed to help judges’ welfare Chris Merritt 11 March 2021 Published in the Australian Newspaper The timing of the Australian Law Reform Commission’s inquiry into judicial bias could not have been better. It was unveiled in...
Importance of appeal process on show after Alan Tudge vindicated
Importance of appeal process on show after Alan Tudge vindicated Chris Merritt 7 January 2021 Published in the Australian Newspaper Justice Geoffrey Flick is no slouch. He holds a doctorate from Cambridge and before he joined the bench of the Federal...
Ruling ‘no remedy’ for Eryn Jean Norvill
Ruling ‘no remedy’ for Eryn Jean Norvill Chris Merritt 7 January 2021 Published in the Australian Newspaper Former Law Council president Fiona McLeod QC believes the actress at the heart of the Geoffrey Rush defamation case has not been...