News & Events

Following a number of recent enquiries, the Ethics Committee reminds members of Rule 46 of the Uniform Conduct Rules, which provides:

“A barrister may not make a payment or gift to any person by reason of or in connection with the introduction of professional work by that person to the barrister.”

Bar Roll no: 801

It is with deep regret that the Bar Council informs members of the death last Saturday, 8 December 2018, of Tony Radford. He was 77 (born 2 July 1941).

His Funeral Service is at Holy Trinity Anglican Church, 106 Church Road, Doncaster on Wednesday 19 December 2018 at 10 am.

The High Court and the Victorian Court of Appeal have today lifted certain suppression orders in the matters of AB v CD and EF v CD.

According to the High Court decision handed down today, EF is a police informer who, some years ago, acted as counsel for Tony Mokbel and six of his criminal associates. The High Court has held that EF’s actions involved fundamental and appalling breaches of her obligations as counsel to her clients and of her duties to the court, and that Victoria Police were guilty of reprehensible conduct in knowingly encouraging her to do as she did and were involved in sanctioning atrocious breaches of the sworn duties imposed on every police officer. EF’s identity remains suppressed.

Magistrates' Court of Victoria

The Governor in Council appointed as Magistrates Jacqueline Annette Billings and Randall Joshua Kune on 11 September 2018. Their Honours were sworn-in by the Chief Justice on 24 September 2018.