l}ittorian .at .flews Published by the Victorian Bar Council, Owen Dixon Chambers, 205 William Street, Melbourne, 3000
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.flo. 12 June, 1975
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THE PROBLEM OF CLERKING: I ntraduction ... . .• •. .. .........••. . .......... . ..... . ........... 2 The Growth of the Clerks . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . ..... .. . . .... . 3 The Jenkinson Report of 1972. .• . ...... . .......... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 The Present System ........ . . .• ...... .. . .. ... . . ..... ... . . . ... .. .. 4 The Attitudes of the Clerking Groups . ... ...•. . . . . . . . . . . . .. .... ..... . .. 6 A Short Case for Longer Lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 The Muir Group Proposal .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... ....... . .. . .. .... . 9 Centralisation of Clerking .. . . .. . . ...... .. ... .. . ..... ....... ...... . 10 Open Door or an Annual Assessment of Needs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 A special List for the Junior Bar • .. . ... . .. . ..... . . ............ .... ... 13 A Three Pipe Problem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 14 OBITUARY: JACK CULLITY ..... . ... . ....... . .......... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... 16 FAREWELL: NORRIS J.
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WELCOME: GRIFFITH J.
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CAPTAIN'S CRYPTIC No. 12.
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RECENT RULINGS OF THE ETHICS COMMITTEE .. .... .... . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 LEGAL AID BILL 1975 •..........••.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . ....... . ..... 20 PROMINENT AUSTRALIAN LAWYERS IN PAKISTAN .. ... . .... . . .... ... . ........ 21 POEM .... . .. •....... . .. . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ......... . . . 21 MOUTHPIECE ... . ..... . ........... . . . .......... . ... . ...............• . 21 SOLUTION TO CAPTAIN ' S CRYPTIC No. 12 ....... . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22