Judicial Impartiality Q&A: Exploring Viewpoints

Join us as we explore views from all sides of the courtroom on proposals and questions raised in the Judicial Impartiality Consultation Paper.

In this webinar, we will hear views from the bench, the profession, academia, and the community on proposals made and questions raised by the ALRC’s Judicial Impartiality Consultation Paper.

This webinar will explore:

•    whether there is a need to reform the law and procedure on judicial bias and, if so, the form those reforms should take, 

•    the ethical rules around judges and lawyers communicating while a trial is ongoing,

•    understanding litigant and community perceptions of judicial bias, and 

•    the institutional infrastructure required to best support judicial impartiality and public confidence in it.

Follow up questions can be submitted via impartiality@alrc.gov.au

Webinar Learning Outcomes:

•    Introduction/refresher to the law and procedures on actual and apprehended bias

•    Understand some of the difficulties facing judges, lawyers and litigants in navigating issues of judicial bias (actual or apprehended)

•    Understand the latest insights from the ALRC’s current inquiry into Judicial Impartiality

•    Understand different perspectives on reform of the law, and institutional structures supporting impartiality

Suited to:

•    Legal professionals and academics

•    Litigants in Commonwealth courts

•    Members of the public

You will also be provided with: 

• PowerPoint Slide Deck
• Searchable Transcript
• Any Supporting Documentation
• Webinar Recording to view multiple times for up to 6 months
• Q&A Session & follow up contact details
• CPD Quiz & Certificate