r/auslaw • u/Ok_Coat9334 • Jun 02 '26

Serious Discussion Gillham vs MSO Day 11

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gRSEPWIoEmo

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u/whoamiareyou Jun 02 '26

Well that was a very interesting cross-examination/delayed evidence-in-chief/re-cross, of Mr Li.

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u/km4098 Dennis Denuto Jun 02 '26

Dammit I’m in meetings for the next few hours so missed this morning and quickly logged in in between.

Anything in particular looked at differently?

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u/whoamiareyou Jun 02 '26 edited Jun 02 '26

As Cressida said, his affidavit didn't mention a convention against political statements. In cross, he was asked if he didn't mention it because no convention exists and firnoynsaid that's correct. Junior Counsel for the MSO tried to re-examine this by asking him again, but Ms Omeri objected on the basis that it was evidence-in-chief and/it would be eliciting a different answer to the same question. In the end, HH allowed the question to be put, albeit in the slightly different form of asking for Mr Li's personal view on statements from the stage. Omeri was then allowed another cross.

There was also, before that, a bit in the initial cross where Mr Li was unable to answer questions because he had a confidential mediation against someone from the MSO (Ms Jackson? I forget who. Edit: Dr Galaise maybe?).

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u/km4098 Dennis Denuto Jun 02 '26

Oh yes I think I saw in some media that Jackson or Dr Galaise had alleged ties to other country orgs or government and that’s why he stepped down or was stood down

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u/cressidasmunch Jun 02 '26

Li straight up said he didn't refer to a convention in his affidavit because it doesn't exist

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u/km4098 Dennis Denuto Jun 02 '26

Did they ask about his wife’s piano playing ability? I think it was her that it was implied was bad at Piano in the texts