High Court of Australia

A room in the High Court of Australia

UNSW Professor of Law Jill Hunter looks at the question before the High Court: was the jury's verdict unreasonable in the case against the Cardinal?

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Female judges are 'far more likely' to be interrupted than their male colleagues, a study by a UNSW Law graduate has found. 

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Susan Kiefel's first year as Chief Justice of the High Court has been marked by a welcome degree of consensus, writes Andrew Lynch.

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Andrew Lynch writes the release of much-awaited papers from the parliamentary archives will lead to new appraisals of Lionel Murphy's life and work – including his alleged "misbehaviour".

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Recently retired Chief Justice Robert French maintained an exceptionally low rate of dissent during his term, according to analysis by UNSW Law.

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There are strong reasons to think Susan Kiefel's era as chief justice of the High Court will be “business as usual", writes Andrew Lynch.

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UNSW Law Conjoint Professor James Edelman is to become one of the youngest-ever judges of the Australian High Court.

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We can thank a single-minded mother for nurturing the ambition of former Chief Justice of the High Court Sir Anthony Mason.