A few documents and dates in the Ralph Blewitt conveyance.

18 March 1993

Ralph deposits $67K cheque directly ro Slater and Gordon Trust AC

Bill Ludwig's lawyer Con Sciacca sends a fax to Slater and Gordon about the deposit

Slater and Gordon issue Trust Account Receipt No T2830 to Ralph Blewitt (no copy in conveyance file and Blewitt has never received a copy) in receipt of the $67,722.30 that came from the AWU WRA Inc.

August/September 1995

Slater and Gordon knew about the AWU WRA and the conveyance link.  Did not inform AWU.

Geoff  Shaw obtained independent legal advice from law firm Philips Fox as to the firm’s obligation (the Masel conferences referred to in the Privilege writ to the Supreme Court)

I'm sure Mr Shaw had substantial dealings with Phillips Fox.   But he could not have received independent legal advice from Phillips Fox.Phillips Fox acted for Slater and Gordon's legal professional indemnity insurer the Legal Professional Liablity Committee.  

April 1996

Ian Cambridge first hears of the AWU WRA Inc from Commonwealth Bank

30 July 1996

Geoff Shaw Slater and Gordon holds conference with Geoff Masel of Philips Fox

Other material discussed in conference between Shaw and Masel:

31 July 1996 - subpoena issued by AIRC after application by solicitors for Ian Cambridge (Turner Freeman) and Bill Ludwig (Sciacca's)

August 1996 - Slater and Gordon response

Geoff Shaw and Jonathan Malcolm Rothfield go through the files to sort out what to send and what "not to".

19 September 1996 - Ian Cambridge exhibits "the conveyance file' to his Affidavit

They didn't let him have much.

I don't know when Cambridge's Affidavit was read into evidence - but given it was sworn on 19 September, had to be served on other parties, finally lodged then all the objections etc gone through, it would probably have taken a couple of months.

"If Cambridge isn't stopped, we're all history" ring any bells?

Ian Cambridge was appointed to the NSW Industrial Relations Commission just over two months later.

MUCH MORE SOON.