The Bergin style: âcourteous but firmâ
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Aside from being a very good commercial law judge, Patricia âPaddyâ Bergin had a reputation when she was on the bench for being a very capable administrator.
So when the Crown Casino inquiry started to reveal a company that was long on loyalty to James Packer but deficient on corporate process, it was always going to end badly.
âIt would have been a red rag to a bull,â said a senior Sydney lawyer.
âAn exceptionally capable woman âand a tough oneâ is how former NSW Chief Justice James Spigelman describes Ms Bergin.Â