All The Latest On The Porter Affair

If like us you are following this and the fallout  here are the latest updates

Lawyers Weekly report

First Minters

Fresh details emerge on Kimmitt exit

https://www.lawyersweekly.com.au/biglaw/30878-julia-gillard-s-concern-for-gender-equality-post-pandemic?utm_source=LawyersWeekly&utm_campaign=12_03_21&utm_medium=email&utm_content=1&utm_emailID=882dfb433067b4011c87c45ff376fe5c42fdf5fc8de3c999c59a0ade0bb38b91

MinterEllison’s crisis was entirely avoidable

https://www.lawyersweekly.com.au/biglaw/30868-minterellison-s-crisis-was-entirely-avoidable?utm_source=LawyersWeekly&utm_campaign=12_03_21&utm_medium=email&utm_content=4&utm_emailID=882dfb433067b4011c87c45ff376fe5c42fdf5fc8de3c999c59a0ade0bb38b91

 

No onto Porter and the ramifications…

Australian Financial Review

Lawyers’ silence on Porter has been deafening

https://www.afr.com/companies/professional-services/lawyers-silence-on-porter-has-been-deafening-20210309-p57950

We’re on firm ground: The rule of law allows non-judicial inquiries

https://www.lawyersweekly.com.au/biglaw/30876-we-re-on-firm-ground-the-rule-of-law-allows-non-judicial-inquiries?utm_source=LawyersWeekly&utm_campaign=12_03_21&utm_medium=email&utm_content=5&utm_emailID=882dfb433067b4011c87c45ff376fe5c42fdf5fc8de3c999c59a0ade0bb38b91

 

The Financial Times reports

Australian law firm chief leaves after attorney-general rape case row

Annette Kimmitt departs MinterEllison following decision to represent Christian Porter
The ABC

Lawyers call for Attorney-General Christian Porter to be subjected to the same standard of accountability as others in the legal profession

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-03-11/lawyers-christian-porter-subjected-to-codes-of-conduct/13235176