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  • Defence 'a David and Goliath' battle

    Lloyd Rayney and his defence team fought a "David and Goliath" legal battle to clear his name, one of his lawyers said yesterday.

    November 2, 2012, 5:26 am
  • Case 'a watershed for judge-alone trials'

    The Rayney case was described as a possible "watershed" in criminal legal thinking and prompted a call for accused people to have an unfettered right to judge-alone trials.

    November 2, 2012, 5:24 am
  • Poor ethics highlighted

    Lloyd Rayney engaged in "discreditable conduct", which included lying under oath, falsely claiming legal professional privilege and illegal phone tapping, Justice Brian Martin found yesterday.

    November 2, 2012, 3:23 am
  • Defamation case looms

    After almost two years on hold, Lloyd Rayney could now chase his multimillion-dollar defamation lawsuit that alleges police ruined his legal career by naming him as the "prime" and "only" suspect in his wife's murder.

    November 2, 2012, 3:15 am
  • Who killed Corryn Rayney?

    It took just 40 minutes yesterday for a Supreme Court judge to end five years of accusation and speculation against Lloyd Rayney.

    November 2, 2012, 3:09 am
  • Party tinged with sadness

    Just over five years ago, the Rayney family home - with its white picket fence, tiled roof and leadlight windows - was the undisputed scene of the murderous attack on Corryn Rayney.

    November 2, 2012, 2:59 am
  • Call for inquiry into police after Rayney verdict

    The fallout from Justice Brian Martin’s criticism of the police who investigated Corryn Rayney’s death has begun with lobby group Civil Liberties Australia calling for an independent investigation.

    November 1, 2012, 1:46 pm
  • Lloyd Rayney not guilty of murdering wife Corryn

    Update: Friends and family arrived at Barrister Lloyd Rayney's home this afternoon to help celebrate after he was found not guilty of murdering his wife Corryn Rayney.

    November 1, 2012, 1:25 pm
  • Packed court for verdict

    Update: There is little more than standing room in one of Perth's biggest courtrooms today as Supreme Court Justice Brian Martin gets ready delivers his verdict in the Lloyd Rayney murder trial.

    November 1, 2012, 12:00 pm
  • Friend's love for Corryn won't die

    When the long-awaited Rayney trial verdict is handed down on Thursday, it will pass judgment on one of the biggest criminal cases in WA history.

    October 27, 2012, 3:10 am
  • Case beggars belief: defence lawyer

    The murder case against Lloyd Rayney "bristles with reasonable doubt" and was tantamount to a "fantasy" with conjecture at its heart, his lawyer said yesterday.

    October 20, 2012, 3:00 am
  • Doubt on every front: Rayney lawyer

    Update: Had Lloyd Rayney planned to kill his wife, the idea he would do so in his family home “beggars belief”, defence lawyer David Edwardson has told the Perth barrister’s Supreme Court wilful murder trial.

    October 19, 2012, 3:50 pm
  • Corryn Rayney knew her killer, court told

    A lack of defence wounds on Corryn Rayney’s body suggests she knew her killer, Lloyd Rayney’s Supreme Court wilful murder trial heard today.

    October 18, 2012, 1:05 pm
  • Rayney union 'at low ebb'

    Corryn Rayney's family lawyer told police that her client had once been willing to continue married life with her estranged husband but had instructed her days before her alleged murder to "immediately" start court proceedings.

    October 11, 2012, 3:05 am

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