Lawyer fined for calling magistrate a 'complete cretin'

A lawyer who called a magistrate a “complete cretin” during a trial is a bully who should have been jailed, a judge said today after imposing a hefty fine.

Lawyer fined for calling magistrate a 'complete cretin'
Fri, 12 Sep, 2003 - 10:06

A lawyer who called a magistrate a “complete cretin” during a trial is a bully who should have been jailed, a judge said today after imposing a hefty fine.

Colin Lovitt, a leading Australian lawyer and founder of a criminal lawyers association, was fined €5,699 and ordered to pay costs after he was convicted of contempt in Queensland.

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