Leigh Howard

Barrister with an interest in public law and industrial relations

[James Lee @jamessflee]

Major case on the principles relating to recovery for psychiatric harm in the tort of negligence. I would expect to see some development of the law here.

[Jeremy Gans @jeremy_gans]

"On Wednesday the chief justice, Stephen Gageler said that “at least a majority” of the justices agreed that sections of the Migration Act which had been interpreted to authorise indefinite detention were beyond legislative power.": https://t.co/cIMGEXIOKl

!!!

[Law Library Victoria @LawLibraryVic]

The Argus in the Supreme Court Library, Melbourne. The page is open 100 years to date.
#theargus #100yearsagotoday

[Leigh Howard @leigh_howard]

@Dr_Joe_McIntyre @ConstitLawAus Joe. The victim here absolutely should be compensated. We have an act of grace payment system for this very reason. Eg: https://t.co/Oa6m0r7NFj

The reading down of judicial immunity based in this judgment, based on the judicial hierarchy, cannot be justified on any policy ground

[Lisa Cooper @_LisaParker]

Oh I missed this. Recording of the 2023 @SeldenSociety Lecture 2 (from April) is available on YouTube:

‘Michael McHugh's casebook: enduring issues in defamation law.’
https://t.co/KtgeosRxIP

[Felicity Graham @flickgraham]

Full report from Nettle here: https://t.co/Xn8mgyymFg

[Advocates The Podcast @AdvocatesThePo1]

If you have two competing ideas to explain the same phenomenon, you should prefer the simpler one. Robert Richter KC discusses Occam's Razor.

#advocatesthepodcast #RobertRichterKC #law #lawyer #CriminalBar #VictorianBar #Australia
https://t.co/hirpyPYMdr https://t.co/hirpyPYMdr

[Jeremy Gans @jeremy_gans]

"It is fundamental that — save, perhaps, for minor or incidental matters — arguments of law and their resolution should take place in open court.": https://t.co/DAwKoAKumE

[John Anderson AC @JohnAndersonAC]

What is the Voice to Parliament?

As Australia prepares to vote in a referendum on a constitutionally enshrined First Nations Voice to Parliament, John sits down with Nicholas Aroney, one of Australia's foremost experts on constitutional law

https://t.co/OdOqRZClx0

[Leigh Howard @leigh_howard]

@DrKatyBarnett 's new book has arrived in chambers! https://t.co/WDDkN4QKLD #auslaw

[Clayton Utz @ClaytonUtz]

Employers should be looking at how they track their employees’ entitlements to long service leave in NSW, following a decision by the Court of Appeal.

https://t.co/xSEbowz2pA

#workplacelaw #nswlongserviceleave

[Leigh Howard @leigh_howard]

The Fair Work Commission’s removal of the AIRC Award Modernisation Website (and a solution that will help) https://t.co/0rOc7ePDv1 #auslaw

[Kieran Pender @KieranPender]

Important Vic Court of Appeal decision on Chapter III/federal jurisdiction and state tribunals https://t.co/OmrVjm3NJE

[Vaxatious Litigant 💉⚖️👨‍⚖️ @ExposingNV]

FWC has upheld WorkSafe Victoria’s decision to sack its in-house lawyer for serious misconduct after he “wilfully & persistently” refused to disclose his vax status in line w/ Govt vax mandates & WorkSafe’s own COVID policy 1/8 https://t.co/CQ1HX34jH7

[Financial Review @FinancialReview]

The much bigger-than-expected penalty came after the Federal Court found AMP charged 1500 customers for financial advice they were unable to receive. https://t.co/8GdTBgftRn

[Leigh Howard @leigh_howard]

Worth a look! #auslaw

[Level 27 Chambers @Level27Chambers]

ON DEMAND 🖥️🎧: https://t.co/Y1NO0Y9ugg

Level Twenty Seven Chambers is most grateful to His Honour Justice John Bond for chairing this presentation and providing a perspective from the bench on the impact that an appropriately designed document can have in assisting the court.

[High Court of Australia @HighCourtofAus]

Judgment has been delivered in Australian Building and Construction Commissioner v Pattinson & Anor https://t.co/OlR9XrkUx4 https://t.co/gtzQwUrcRc

[Australian Law Reform Commission @AusLawReform]

The ALRC’s inquiry into judicial impartiality has explored issues of diversity in the legal profession. Separately, Special Counsel Dr Godwin has been researching Aust's first barrister of Chinese origin, William Ah Ket.
View recording lecture:
https://t.co/r8hFrzIe2s
#auslaw

[Robert Menzies Institute @RMenziesInst]

On this week's episode of the Afternoon Light podcast, @RMenziesInst CEO @GeorginaDowner speaks to Keith Mason QC AC about Australia's history of deporting "undesirables" like Egon Kisch and @DjokerNole #australianhistory #robertmenzies #communism

https://t.co/WSRmzq8w5T