Useful analysis on the Djokovic matter from lawyer Justin Quill
Tuesday, 11 January 2022
Disclosure - Justin's provided me with legal services and I hold him in very high regard!
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Novak Djokovic is officially one step closer to defending his Australian Open crown after being released from detention over his visa battle. #9Today pic.twitter.com/fIEHvzVuId
More from Justin who writes:
Taking the temperature of the bench on Monday told me his Honour was red hot in favour of finding for Djokovic. Not only did his Honour seem to think the process was unreasonable – as the government agreed to his Honour including in the court orders made by consent – but his Honour appears to have had a tentative view in favour of Djokovic on a far more important point. Earlier in the hearing – when the live feed was not active – his Honour said he found it difficult to understand how Djokovic’s medical exemption – based on his December positive test and signed by a professor of immunology, a physician with expertise in disease and endorsed by a state government independent panel – was rejected by Border Force. A finding by his Honour that Djokovic was medically exempt would have tied the government’s hands in future.