Michael Clifford: Media quarrels blow tribunal off course

The Disclosures Tribunal is prone to getting blown off course on a not infrequent basis, writes Michael Clifford

Judge Peter Charleton tries hard, within the constraints of the law, to get everybody to focus on the proposed destination, but sometimes that is not easy.

One of the distractions that had been dogging the tribunal of late involves media fallings-out, feuds, and disputes.