High Court frowns on judge’s private chats with counsel

Business of Law 2021-10-06 4:51 pm By Bianca Hrovat | Sydney

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Trial judges should not communicate with barristers outside of court, the High Court has ruled in a “troubling” case of apprehended bias that saw a divorcee’s counsel socialising with the judge presiding over her long-running and “tortured” Family Law case.

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