High Court reviews ‘inexcusable’ relationship between judge and barrister
By Naomi Neilson|25 April 2021
The High Court is considering whether to allow an appeal to a Family Court decision after it was disclosed that the judge and a barrister in the matter had a relationship that included “numerous” text messages and meetings over coffee or drinks.
A Perth real estate agent has brought an appeal to the High Court on the grounds of apprehended bias after his lawyers discovered that the opposing side’s barrister Gillian Anderson had been engaging in a “personal relationship” with the now-retired judge, the Honourable John Walters QC, throughout the course of the proceedings.
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Matt Elder (Left) With Guy Herring (Aaron Nowak/Lee Becker)
The Oconee County Planning Commission voted a second time on Monday night to recommend that the Board of Commissioners not rezone 47 acres at the corner of Mars Hill Road and the Oconee Connector for a major shopping center.
The vote on Monday had six Commission members recommending denial and three voting against that recommendation.
The vote on Jan. 19, when the rezone first came before the Commission, had been unanimous, with all eight voting members in favor of denial.
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Steven Strickland and Chuck Hunt changed their votes, and the newly appointed Commission member, Matt Elder, replaced a denial vote by Brian Fosen with his vote against denial. Fosen stepped down following the January meeting.
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A man has taken the extraordinary step of personally suing a
Family Court Judge after he was sent to prison for contempt of court during family law
proceedings.
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In 2018, Mr Stratford (his real name cannot be used for legal
reasons) was sentenced to 12 months in prison for contempt of
court after not supplying financial information during Family Court
proceedings.
Mr Stratford had applied for property adjustment orders in the
Federal Circuit Court; which is the court that deals with many less
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Man personally suing judge for compensation over gross miscarriage of justice
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A man has taken the rare step of personally suing a judge for compensation after he was jailed for contempt in family law proceedings and held for six days in custody, during which he says he was bashed, became suicidal and woke up to his cellmate strangling him.
The father of two, who cannot be named under the Family Law Act, had applied for property adjustment orders in the Federal Circuit Court – which deals with less-complex family law matters – but was unable to provide full details of his financial situation to his ex-wife as required.