I was advised by the best on asbestos cases, says Bishop 

I was advised by the best on asbestos cases, says Bishop

Nov 18, 2012 (Menafn - The Australian - ABIX via COMTEX) --Australian Deputy Opposition Leader Julie Bishop has rejected claims she deliberately delayed asbestos compensation claims against manufacturer CSR when she was working as a lawyer. She noted that advice to her on the matters had come from Robert French QC, the current Chief Justice of the High Court, and from David Malcolm QC, an ex-chief justice of the Supreme Court of Western Australia. The allegations were raised by Federal Housing, Homelessness and Small Business Minister Brendan O'Connor, after Bishop vowed to further pursue supposed irregularities in Prime Minister Julia Gillard's work as a lawyer with Slater & Gordon in 1995. These relate to a "slush fund" set up to defraud the Australian Workers Union.

Publication Date: 19 November 2012

SLATER AND GORDON LIMITED - ASX SGH
CSR LIMITED - ASX CSR
AUSTRALIAN WORKERS' UNION-FEDERATION OF INDUSTRIAL, MANUFACTURING AND ENGINEERING EMPLOYEES
AUSTRALIAN WORKERS' UNION - WORKPLACE REFORM ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED
AUSTRALIA.DEPT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET
AUSTRALIA.DEPT OF FAMILIES, HOUSING, COMMUNITY SERVICES AND INDIGENOUS AFFAIRS
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AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION
SUPREME COURT OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA
HIGH COURT OF AUSTRALIA
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
WESTERN AUSTRALIA.STATE RECORDS OFFICE

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