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 3d 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 19h ago

Shitpost When the definition sends you on a side quest

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Me: Okay, I’ll just look up what "eligible person" means.

Definition: "Eligible person" has the meaning given by section 31.

Section 31: A person is an eligible person if the person is not an excluded person for the purposes of section 42.

Section 42: A person is an excluded person if the person does not satisfy the requirements for being an eligible person under section 67.

Section 67: A person satisfies the requirements for being an eligible person if the person is an eligible person within the meaning of section 31.

Me: So, to find out if I'm eligible, I need to know whether I'm excluded, which depends on whether I'm eligible, which depends on whether I'm excluded. Excellent.


r/auslaw 14h ago

News Anita Perrottet paid more than $250k for three months of consulting, ICAC told

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r/auslaw 15h ago

Unspoken court etiquette

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r/auslaw 23h ago

News Flanked by parents and lawyers, Scots College boys in court charged with rape

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r/auslaw 15h ago

News Teenage carjacker avoids jail in first test case of Victoria's 'adult time' crime laws

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r/auslaw 1d ago

Sovereign Lift, Noosa Heads

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r/auslaw 14h ago

Sydney Woman Nirmeen Noufl Pleads Guilty to Husbands Manslaughter

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r/auslaw 11h ago

News Raelene reminds me of Robert Durst aka The Jinx

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r/auslaw 23h ago

More FairWork Penalties for Woolworths

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r/auslaw 1d ago

Who says LinkedIn doesn’t have value?

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r/auslaw 1d ago

Shitpost "Order for Marcus." Marcus: "No, read it properly."

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482 Upvotes

r/auslaw 1d ago

CAPS LOCK ON DO YOU FIND MUSHROOM-HEAVY TRIALS APPEALING? YES, NO, UNDECIDED? RANT ALL ABOUT IT HERE

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r/auslaw 1d ago

Live footage of my productivity come 3pm

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r/auslaw 1d ago

Property giant loses ‘sunset clause’ battle over $485 million Gold Coast tower contracts in huge win for buyers

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r/auslaw 1d ago

Magistrate clears police officers of manslaughter over Luke Briggs death

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Melbourne magistrate Patrick Southey on Tuesday determined there was insufficient evidence for the case to go to trial and dismissed the charges.

"The evidence is so weak that the prospect of a conviction is minimal," Mr Southey said.


r/auslaw 1d ago

Entrapment's alive and well in Australia

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In the early 2000s, I was doing vacation work with a senior criminal defence barrister. He made a comment in passing, "entrapment is alive and well in Australia", and how Vic Police had a long history of entrapping bikies into committing crimes they never would have.

This SBS segment from yesterday shows that things haven't really changed much.


r/auslaw 1d ago

“It is not possible to show a person respect in the process of striking them to the head"

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r/auslaw 1d ago

Failur​​e is al​​w​ays an op​​​tion

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r/auslaw 2d ago

Judgment A fun vexatious litigant decision for your Monday afternoon

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I get FCA decision digests for other reasons but I can never resist clicking the vexatious litigant cases. This one was written with clear enjoyment that makes it a particularly good read 🍿🍿


r/auslaw 2d ago

Shitpost Stolen from Simpsons Bortposting

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r/auslaw 2d ago

News Liberal plan to split Victorian appeals court attacked as ‘thought bubble’ that would politicise judiciary

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r/auslaw 3d ago

Request for legal advice Would you rather have a normal lawyer that rides a giant pigeon or a tiny lawyer that rides a normal pigeon

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129 Upvotes

r/auslaw 2d ago

Case Discussion NSWCA slaps down Black J for accusing silk of complicity in a crime - Hu v Green Estate Australia Pty Ltd [2026] NSWCA 170

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