#cliveevatt

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Today the Legal Industry (& the world) lost one of its greatest legal minds & characters. I was lucky enough to have worked on defamation cases for 6 years with Clive Evatt. One of the most cultured, quirky, intelligent, scallywag, outrageous & funny people I’ve ever come across & probably will ever meet. The amount of times I saw him shuffling hundreds of papers around the Supreme Court bar table looking lost like a doddering old fool to then arise out of the clutter & quote 100yr old case law perfectly on point to not only blow away the opposition but also the bench & anyone else in the Courtroom was such a sight to be seen. The humour & outrageousness that he could get away with in the Courtroom was unmatched & would leave us in tears of laughter. I feel lucky & honoured to have known & worked with Clive for the period that I did whilst living in Sydney, memories to last a lifetime. Rest In Peace Clive, the battlers have lost a legal warrior. I worry that the publishing companies will get away with murder now that they no longer have the great Clive Evatt to fear & pull them into line. You’ll be missed by many, none least myself✌️✌️🙌🙌🙏🙏 #CliveEvatt #defamation #adefamatorylife #kingofdefamation

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One of the all time legal greats in #Australia has called time out. Probably one of the last of that generation of old school legal greats (following the passing of one of my legal mentors #CliveEvatt a few years back). May Mr Porter continue to #WalkOnWater #RIP 🙌🙏 Chester was notable for his participation in the Voyager and Chamberlain Royal Commissions. He defended notorious crooked police officer Roger Rogerson, on bribery charges against fellow police officer Michael Drury. He was portrayed by John Hargreaves in the miniseries Blue Murder, about the trial of Roger Rogerson. His defence of Judge John Foord was considered so miraculous that the headline "Chester Porter walks on water" was used in a newspaper. Porter was nicknamed the smiling funnel web because of his charm, great politeness and his forensic questioning. He advocated at the Bar for 52 years, joining in 1948, and becoming a Queen’s Counsel in 1974. Porter urged improvement in forensic science as a result of his legal work and the Chamberlain Royal Commission. His efforts and those of others resulted in the National Institute of Forensic Science. When he retired from the Bar in 2000 the Bar Council of NSW appointed him an Honorary Life Member for his exceptional service to the law. Porter was interviewed for the New South Wales Bar Association Oral History project. He died on 15 March 2021, his 95th birthday. Ref: [Wikipedia] #ChesterPorter #ChesterPorterQC #AusLaw #australianbar #barassociation #nswbarassociation #australianbarrister #bluemurder #royalcommission #criminallaw #whosayscrimedoesntpay #legaleagle #oldschool #nswlawsociety https://www.instagram.com/p/CMjNBGhJxrp/?igshid=gpbig32ouglr

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Vale Clive Evatt - what a great man. Massive turn out of Judges, QC’s, Lawyers, Journalists, Authors, Artists & Loved Ones at his final send off & memorial. Incredibly brave, intellectual & at times humorous Master of Ceremonies @ihavefournames 👏👏👏👏 #CliveEvatt (at Sydney, Australia)