Jun 10, 2026 – 1.01pmComplex legal arguments are well and good – but it’s sloppy formatting, flimsy page dividers and bad pagination that really keep NSW Supreme Court judges awake at night.In April, David ‘The Hammer’ Hammerschlag threatened to throw out the Dexus trial, resulting in dozens of junior lawyers pulling an all-nighter to amend their subpar hole-punching?Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles
Supreme Court declares war on bad hole punching, sloppy formatting
After nearly derailing the high-profile legal stoush over Dexus’ airport stake, a badly prepared court book has enraged yet another NSW judge.









