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Richard Ackland

Richard Ackland

The Guardian

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It took a well-equipped, forensic judge to unstitch Lehrmann – and hand the media a rare win

“Having escaped the lions’ den, Mr Lehrmann made the mistake of going back for his hat.” Or another way of putting it, why on earth would Bruce...

15.04.2024 30

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Richard Ackland

With all the excitement of the Auerbach hearing, it’s easy to lose sight of what’s going on

Citizens around the nation have been spellbound as they watch claims in court about how the sausage of tabloid television is manufactured. So far...

05.04.2024 10

The Guardian

Richard Ackland

First Dog on the Moon Welcome to another episode of Nice Stories Where Nothing Bad Happens. This week: I saw a platypus

06.12.2023 100

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Richard Ackland

Seven paying Bruce Lehrmann’s rent exposes the ethical slippery slope of Chequebook Land

Kerry Stokes has his chequebook open, again. This time the beneficiary of his largess is defamation damages aspirant Bruce Lehrmann. It came to light...

06.12.2023 10

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Richard Ackland

The fallout from a recent case has federal circuit judges nervous – but legislating to protect them may be a step too far

F ederal circuit judges are nervously looking over their shoulders. A number of them will not hear cases where there is uncertainty about their...

28.09.2023 7

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Richard Ackland

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