Victims would have ‘no remedy’ if judges given immunity, lawyer for wrongfully imprisoned Brisbane man tells court

High court considering Salvatore Vasta case to weigh whether benefits of judicial immunity outweigh potential harm

The nation’s top judges must decide whether the benefits of wide judicial immunity outweigh potential harm to individuals left unable to seek damages, a lawyer for a man who successfully sued a judge says.

Perry Herzfeld SC, representing the man known by the pseudonym “Mr Stradford”, made submissions on Thursday’s second and final day of a High Court appeal hearing in Adelaide.