by Chris Merritt | Aug 4, 2023 | Chris Merritt, Media Article, Rule of Law Issue
Shane Drumgold is without a doubt the biggest loser in Walter Sofronoff’s report on what went wrong during the Brittany Higgins rape trial. But he might not be alone. The next biggest loser might turn out to be the ACT government – which was already on notice that the...
by Chris Merritt | Jul 10, 2023 | Chris Merritt, Commentary, Media Article, Rule of Law Issue
Former High Court chief justice Robert French has defended Australian judges on Hong Kong’s highest court who are facing pressure to reconsider their position because of China’s erosion of the rule of law. Four Australians, including Justice French, still hold...
by Chris Merritt | Jun 9, 2023 | Chris Merritt, Commentary, Media Article, Rule of Law Issue
Next Thursday, June 15, is a date of constitutional significance not just here but in every jurisdiction that adheres to the rule of law. It deserves to be celebrated as the fountainhead of liberty. On that date, 808 years ago, Magna Carta – Latin for The Great...
by Chris Merritt | Jun 2, 2023 | Chris Merritt, Media Article, Rule of Law Issue, The Voice: Uluru Statement
Ian Harrison, like every other judge of the NSW Supreme Court, is entitled to hold personal views on political issues – so long as he keeps them to himself. But last week, Harrison crossed the line. He aligned himself with the “yes” case in the coming referendum and...
by Chris Merritt | May 19, 2023 | Chris Merritt, Commentary, Media Article, Rule of Law Issue
Shane Drumgold KC has done the right thing. He deserves credit for taking four weeks’ leave as Director of Public Prosecutions of the ACT. He would deserve more credit if he never returned. If he remains the territory’s top prosecutor, there is a risk that criminal...
by Chris Merritt | May 12, 2023 | Chris Merritt, Commentary, ICAC, Media Article, Rule of Law Issue
Watching Shane Drumgold KC explain himself this week to Walter Sofronoff KC has been like witnessing a fatal car crash. It’s tragic and bloody but you cannot turn away. Drumgold’s concessions and admissions before Sofronoff’s board of inquiry must raise...
