'They didn't trust Gleeson': Government MP suggests Brandis v Gleeson feud personal

By Michaela Whitbourn
Updated October 27 2016 - 5:18pm, first published 9:03am
Justin Gleeson SC appearing before the Senate inquiry on October 14. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Justin Gleeson SC appearing before the Senate inquiry on October 14. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Attorney-General George Brandis is facing a fresh controversy over his feud with Solicitor-General Justin Gleeson, SC. Photo: Andrew Meares
Attorney-General George Brandis is facing a fresh controversy over his feud with Solicitor-General Justin Gleeson, SC. Photo: Andrew Meares

Attorney-General George Brandis has been plunged into a fresh controversy over his public brawl with the government's top lawyer, after a government MP suggested Senator Brandis restricted access to the Solicitor-General because he "didn't trust" him.

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