Colin Lovitt was a

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. He was known for defending Greg Domaszewicz and for getting in trouble for calling magistrate Bruce Zahner a 'cretin'. He represented Sudo Cavkic, charged with the murder of

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, at the long-running second trial in 2006 that resulted in a hung jury, and at the similarly long third trial in 2007 when Cavkic was convicted. In the Hancock case, he defended Grame "Slim" Slater. Colin Lovitt died 10 January 2021.Victorian barrister Colin Lovitt QC dies
Karen Sweeney, AAP - Perth Now 11 January 2021

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