China to hold Hu's trial in secret

STERN HU and his three Rio Tinto colleagues have been listed for a secretive trial in a Shanghai court on Monday.

AFL in new blue over Bingle as Clarke to depart

LARA Bingle's lawyers have blasted the AFL's handling of her nude photo complaint against Brendan Fevola, urging it reveal all the material it has gathered and demanding an independent judicial investigation.

My trial is unfair, says rebel leader's lover

LAWYERS representing Angelita Pires, the lover of the slain East Timorese rebel leader Alfredo Reinado, say she has been "publicly and viciously vilified" by people in positions of power.

Players' association asks AFL to step in over Lovett dispute

THE AFL Players Association has urged the AFL to intervene in Andrew Lovett's dispute with St Kilda.

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Murder suspects flee to Thailand

Extradition now seems a course of action after Mitchell murder suspects leave Australia.

Hogan's Lawyers 'trying To Derail' Taxes Probe

PAUL HOGAN'S legal team has been accused of trying to derail a criminal investigation into the Crocodile Dundee star's tax affairs by seeking to have the investigators removed from his case.

Criminal Defence Lawyers 'stand Up For Human Rights'

CRIMINAL defence lawyers were confronting a public thirst for vengeance and retribution while they stood up for human rights, a Supreme Court judge has said.

Courts Face Chaos Over Legal Bans

VICTORIAN courts could face chaos as solicitors threaten to ban basic legal aid work for criminal cases in protest over low pay.

Low Legal Fees Cloud Criminal System

AN INCREASE in barristers shunning criminal cases because of the low fees paid for legal aid work could lead to a breakdown in the criminal justice system.

Gag Long-winded Lawyers: Dpp

JUDGES should gag lawyers who go on for too long and courts should sit at night to help reduce "extraordinary" legal backlogs, the director of public prosecutions, Jeremy Rapke, QC, said yesterday.

Lawyers Raise Alarm At Surge In Jailed Mentally Ill

INCREASING numbers of mentally ill people are ending up in prison as the state's mental health system buckles under unprecedented demand, lawyers say.

He's 86, But Accused War Criminal May Still Face Trial

IS IT ever too late to prosecute an accused war criminal? Not in the opinion of Efraim Zuroff, the world's leading Nazi-hunter, who has welcomed news that an 86-year-old Perth man may become the first Australian to be extradited to stand trial for war crimes.

Mokbel Lawyers Hopeful On Appeal

UNDERWORLD identity Tony Mokbel will step up his fight against extradition to Australia by formally appealing to the European Court of Human Rights this week to look into his case.

Pokies Scourge Creates New Criminal Class

POKER machines are creating a new criminal class - pushing law-abiding Victorians into a life of crime to feed gambling addictions that are tearing families apart while the State Government reaps a $1 billion-a-year tax jackpot.

Lawyers Back Call For Overhaul Of Jury Pay, Exemptions

PAY for jurors should be at least doubled and "archaic" rights for people in certain professions or circumstances to get out of jury service should be lifted in an attempt to get the best possible people on juries, lawyers' groups said yesterday.

Victims' Suffering Spills Into Lawyers' Lives

SOLICITORS in criminal law can be psychologically damaged by their work. Dealing with victims of violent crime with repeated exposure to traumatic material makes them more stressed and depressed than their academic or commercial colleagues.

Nothing But Best Defence As A Calm Murder Suspect Flies In

GORDON WOOD has engaged one of Australia's top criminal lawyers to defend him against the charge that he killed his girlfriend Caroline Byrne by throwing her over The Gap 11 years ago.