Michelle Painter SC

Senior Counsel and mediator, practising in commercial law, keen on legal & equality issues. Personal views only. Non law tweets -@michellepainter.

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@Geoff021 So gorgeous! I’m sure we can find a pawsition!

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@MichaelTiyce @2GB873 LOL

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@WoodLeonie It was a platter of very delicious and inventive lamingtons from Tokyo Lamington. Worth every calorie especially after Court on a Friday…

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Today was day 1 of a 6 week trial in the Federal Court. Here’s the team - bright eyed and eager. We’ll see what we all look like at the end of March when we finish. #fingerscrossed

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@MichaelTiyce Week 3. Of 6.
5 witnesses cross examined. 6 lay witnesses and 1 expert witness still to be cross examined. A bit tired …

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@DominicVillaSC @yodaberg Spoken like a true top of the town silk!

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@ruralfamilylaw Well, good luck with that!

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@ruralfamilylaw ADIC is suing our client for breaches of Corps Act and ASIC Act. Financial services.

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@TimHannan Yeah, nah. We're good.

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A new study has found “a marked disconnect" between pledges of corporate executives, and methods actually implemented to combat discrimination, finding that “more than half of women from marginalised racial and ethnic groups experience racism [at work]”.
https://t.co/dQTZ1TRW2n

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Can the harmful effects of micro-aggressions in the workplace be lessened by ‘micro-accommodations’? An interesting article advocating simple adjustments to assist women and marginalised groups to experience less alienation in workplaces.
https://t.co/2IyGKG5YtY

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ABC Law Report podcast dealing (in the latter half) with recent estate matters involving adopted adult children and remote witnessing.
https://t.co/DXvcgvhAxw

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Some traditions are lovely - here is the unanimous HCA all agreeing with Jagot J for HH's first judgment: Bryant v Badenoch Integrated Logging Pty Ltd [2023] HCA 2 https://t.co/8bOwLjcYrA

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Interesting blog post on the proposed changes to Australia’s referendum laws: “The Bill has significant implications for how voters will be educated, how the referendum question will be asked, and how campaign money will be regulated.”
https://t.co/bpZPtqQ3Jv

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Excellent article addressing commonly held misunderstandings about the Voice to Parliament referendum. A useful tool ahead of the launch of Yes and No campaigns this month.
https://t.co/36hnhaioXD

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Interesting article on modern slavery in Australia and the need to improve Australia’s slavery prevention laws, not solely through stronger rules and penalties for businesses, but also by addressing the risks of forced labour inherent in our visa system.
https://t.co/6o26ZREIPU

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“While women’s rights are under attack in Afghanistan, the full effect of the ban on women’s work and mobility on single women, widows and separated women, is yet to be fully recognised.” An insight into the impact of Taliban rules on women-led households.
https://t.co/CkPEIF9H12

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@MichaelTiyce Great work from @abc730 - and a very uncomfortable end of the interview!