ACT government considers response after court rules Sofronoff’s calls with journalist gave rise to impression of bias

Judge overturns one finding against former ACT director of public prosecutions Shane Drumgold

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Shane Drumgold, the former ACT director of public prosecutions, is looking forward to moving on with his life" after a supreme court ruled Walter Sofronoff's extensive communications with a columnist at The Australian newspaper gave rise to an impression of bias against him during an inquiry into the Bruce Lehrmann trial.

Drumgold's partial win on Monday afternoon marks the end of the battle between the territory's former top prosecutor and Sofronoff after the latter made serious findings of misconduct" against him in his inquiry, leading to Drumgold's resignation.