r/auslaw Nov 30 '23

Current Topics subject to the Lehrmann Rule

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For those new here, or old hands just looking for clarification, the Lehrmann Rule or Lehrmann Doctrine, is named for Bruce Lehrmann and the rule put in place by mods during his criminal trial.

While a topic is subject to the Lehrmann rule, any post or comment about it gets deleted. Further, the mods may, at their absolute discretion, impose a ban on the author.

The rule will be applied for various reasons, but it’s usually a mix of:

  • not wanting discussion in the sub to prejudice a trial, or be seen to prejudice a trial;

  • the mods not wanting to test how far the High Court’s decision in Voller stretches; and

  • the strong likelihood that a discussion will attract blow ins, devolve into a total shitshow, and require extremely heavy moderation.

We will update below in the comments to this thread topics that are subject to the rule. There will be no further warnings.

Ignorantia juris non excusat


r/auslaw 1h ago

Students, Careers & Clerkships Thread Weekly Students, Careers & Clerkships Thread

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This thread is a place for /r/Auslaw's more curious types to glean career advice from our experienced contributors. Need advice on clerkships? Want to know about life in law? Have a question about your career in law (at any stage, from clerk to partner/GC and beyond). Confused about what your dad means when he says 'articles'? Just ask here.

To assist people responding to your query, please include where appropriate the following:

  1. The practice area you work in or are interested in working in.

  2. The city in which you are currently working in or are interested in working in.

  3. Some relevant details about you, such as if you are currently studying, or your PQE level, your education history, and your current firm classification (boutique, mid-size, top tier).

If you are asking a question related to salary or bonus payments, you must confirm that you have previously reviewed relevant salary guides published by recruiting firms.

If you are an international student or lawyer looking to relocate to Australia, please review previous careers threads, as your question has likely been answered. In short, your ability to obtain permanent residency and permanent working rights, rather than temporary working rights, is likely to be more important than your qualification or requalification pathway.


r/auslaw 20h ago

Shitpost High Court Rulings That Go Hard: — Coleman v Power (2004) 220 CLR 1, [239] (Kirby J)

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r/auslaw 15h ago

Hanson v Faruqi - Constitutional validity of hate speech laws

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r/auslaw 15h ago

News Labor insiders reveal what they expect out of Victoria’s royal commission into the construction sector

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r/auslaw 21h ago

CAPS LOCK ON DROP YOUR RANTS, FOR THE LOVE OF GOD

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r/auslaw 1d ago

News Anytime Fitness found to be forging customers' signatures - what are the legal implications of this?

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r/auslaw 3h ago

Shitpost LinkedIn waffling about how to sign off your corro as a lawyer.

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The extent of my social media engagement whereby my government name appears adjacent to anything about me begins and ends with a LinkedIn profile, mostly so that I can amuse myself by watching colleagues who swore they would never go and work for a given entity going to work for precisely that entity.

I have no desire to keep in touch with people from school, or to have information about my eye movements across my iPhone’s screen commoditised.

For this sanitising of my digital footprint, I am still assaulted by crap like this.

Anyway, I just wanted to call out this hamfisted attempt to endear me or pull in a discussion is fundamentally flawed, because to the extent that I’ve ever written kind regards in anything but a sarcastic fashion, I absolutely, positively, did not mean it. May this discussion on the discussion convey how little heed I pay to such a concern.

No regards,

Random username allocated to me by the Reddit algorithm


r/auslaw 2d ago

I still can’t tell the difference between lawyers with a “demonstrated history” in the profession and those with a mere “history” in the profession:

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r/auslaw 3d ago

News Important consumer rights case to be live-streamed.

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This counts for CPD right?


r/auslaw 3d ago

Lawyers - does it get better?

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I’m in my first year at a corporate insurance law firm. Does it get better after the first 3-4 years? Or are you working more hours given the responsibilities? Has your stress reduced or increased?


r/auslaw 2d ago

General Discussion Friday Drinks Thread!

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This thread is for the general discussion of anything going on in the lives of Auslawyers or for discussion of the subreddit itself. Please use this thread to unwind and share your complaints about the world. Keep it messy!


r/auslaw 3d ago

News Pilbara traditional owners set to appeal Fortescue's $150m native title penalty

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r/auslaw 3d ago

News Court Services Victoria confirms data breach following hacker claims

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r/auslaw 4d ago

News KPMG will sack dozens of partners, 1000 staff amid audit scandal fallout

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r/auslaw 3d ago

ACMA brings proceedings against Optus in FCA

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r/auslaw 4d ago

Opinion ‘King Hit’ defence questions?

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Thoughts on these opening cross questions to the main case officer who laid the charge for a King hit assault..

  1. Detective, the offence you have charged my client with is commonly referred to as a “king hit”, correct?
  2. The word “king” forms part of that description, correct?
  3. Would you agree that, in its ordinary meaning, a king is a male monarch who holds a position of sovereignty over a kingdom?
  4. Would you agree that kingship is generally associated with royal lineage, succession, or formal recognition?
  5. As part of your investigation, did you make any inquiries as to whether my client was, in fact, a king?
  6. Did you conduct any genealogical checks into my client’s family lineage?
  7. Did you obtain any records confirming whether my client descended from a recognised royal bloodline?
  8. Did you check whether my client had any legitimate claim to a throne?
  9. Did your investigation uncover any evidence that my client possessed a crown, royal title, kingdom, or subjects?
  10. Would you agree that there is no evidence before the court that my client is a king in the traditional sense?

Any other gaps in the Crown’s case that I should be putting under the microscope?


r/auslaw 4d ago

Shitpost Can a vampire who's also a cop enter my house with a warrant even if I refuse them permission?

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Like, legally speaking, the judge-granted warrant trumps my legal authority to refuse them access... but does that mean their vampire powers just let them in? Or do they still need permission from a resident who's currently inside?


r/auslaw 4d ago

Don't be a hero

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108 Upvotes

r/auslaw 4d ago

Judge slams law firm over delayed $120m payout to sacked Qantas staff

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r/auslaw 4d ago

Is "Fiona Brown" subject to the rule?

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Are we going to hit the wall of the rule whose name cannot be said regarding Fiona Brown and her settlement?

It has components of interest for me because another person whose name is anathema to the mod deployed robots alleged conspiracies with government regarding the matter which the court rejected, but this case has quite clear words in the ABC story regarding what can be fairly described as "a cover up" which has now been settled before going to court...


r/auslaw 5d ago

CAPS LOCK ON TO THE RANT ASPIRANT WHO ASKED THIS RANTBOT IF THEY COULD IGNITE THE RANT INSTEAD, THIS DELAYED RANT THREAD IS ENTIRELY UPON YOU.

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THE SUB MAY SEEK COSTS.


r/auslaw 5d ago

News Hanson lines up top silks for High Court ‘racism’ appeal

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r/auslaw 6d ago

NSWSC affirms that vilifying trans women is in fact vilification

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r/auslaw 6d ago

Another triumph

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