Ruddock Flags Stiffer Tests In Migration Cases

Immigration lawyers would have to prove the merits of their cases before they took them to court and if they lost would be personally liable for legal costs, under laws being considered by Federal Parliament.

Lawyers Could Face Costs

PROPOSED laws before Parliament that limit immigration court appeals and expose lawyers to financial penalties for pursuing cases that cannot be won have been denounced as dangerous by a refugee lawyer.

Ruling Makes Law Work More Smoothly - For Lawyers

Society should be ashamed at how out of step High Court judges have become ("Court makes lawyers safe from lawsuits", Herald, March 11). The fact that negligence cases, such an important aspect of the law, can be flattened by out-of-date judges with out-of-date views should be frowned upon by all members of society, including the legal profession.