The lowering of the Bar: Passing judgment on Dyson Heydon

By Jack Waterford
Updated September 9 2015 - 10:13am, first published August 28 2015 - 11:45pm
Rotten judgment: Prime Minister Tony Abbott. Photo: Andrew Meares
Rotten judgment: Prime Minister Tony Abbott. Photo: Andrew Meares
Dyson Heydon is due to decide on his future as royal commissioner on Monday. Photo: Anna Kucera
Dyson Heydon is due to decide on his future as royal commissioner on Monday. Photo: Anna Kucera
Attorney-General Senator George Brandis. Photo: Andrew Meares
Attorney-General Senator George Brandis. Photo: Andrew Meares

On Monday, Dyson Heydon will pass judgment on whether a reasonable observer might think that the appearance of his impartiality has been compromised by his own misjudgments.

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