"It was as though Ms Yates was in a minefield but didn’t know it. The commissioner gave her safe ways out. All to no avail. She wouldn’t step on to that path." HUGH SELBY on the final day of the Sofronoff Inquiry's public hearings.
"Commissioner Sofronoff has been far and away the best questioner we have seen – not just for the content of his questions but also his personal style in asking questions," writes HUGH SELBY.
"ACT Legal Aid has chosen to remain silent. That silence amplifies the concerns that if Mr Lehrmann’s recollections are correct, then Legal Aid has lost its way when assisting accused at criminal trials," writes HUGH SELBY.
There was a lovely line: " brought in some biscuits for you?" Answer: "Yes". What’s more, advocate Kirsten Edwards gained more body language from Ms Frizzell. It was well done," writes HUGH SELBY from the Sofronoff Inquiry.
"'Our opinion… is not as important as the greater good.' That was a six. Scott Moller got his century and the umpire sent him home to cheers all round." More commentating from HUGH SELBY on the Sofronoff Inquiry.