Judge rules marriage counsellor to give evidence in murder trial of Gerard Baden-Clay for death of Allison Baden-Clay Allison Baden-Clay and husband Gerard, who is on trial for her murder, saw a counsellor just days before he reported her missing. Picture: File Source: Supplied ONLY four days before Gerard Baden-Clay reported his wife Allison missing, the couple turned to family counselling for help. Now a court has ruled the Relationships Australia counsellor they confided in, Carmel Ritchie, must give evidence about what they disclosed in their separate sessions. The prosecution and defence wanted Ms Ritchie to testify in Baden-Clay's trial for the murder of his wife. More news ... Tourist's body found in shallow grave after posting online ad to exchange cash Three patients infected with incurable herpes virus during surgery at hospital Record number to eat Rudolph for Christmas dinner SBS pull show on wannabe 'gang-star' who duped them But Ms Ritchie argued the Family Law Act prohibited her from giving evidence and that she could also claim privilege in the public interest. Supreme Court judge James Douglas, after hearing arguments on the issue in October, yesterday ordered Ms Ritchie give evidence. "A court in performing its functions in a criminal trial for murder should not be denied access to relevant evidence," Justice Douglas found. Ms Ritchie is expected to be called to give evidence during a pre-trial hearing scheduled for two days in February. The court was yesterday told it was difficult to gauge how long the evidence from the counsellor would take, though it was expected to be no longer than few hours. Baden-Clay, clean shaven and in a dark suit, was represented in court by lawyer Peter Shields and did not have family present. In his published judgment, Justice Douglas found Ms Ritchie's legal arguments to be exempt from giving evidence were "misconceived." The Family Law Act requires a family counsellor to disclose a communication if necessary to comply with federal, state or territory laws. Allison Baden-Clay had a session with Ms Ritchie on March 27 last year and again on Monday April 16 last year. Her husband had a separate session with Ms Ritchie on April 16 last year. He reported his wife missing from their Brookfield home just days later, on April 20. Murder charge after body found in shallow grave Min Tae Kim's body was found in a shallow grave. Police are investigating ads he placed on a website to exchange $15,000 he made while working in Australia, which may be linked to his murder. Read more on the crime ... Patients catch herpes during surgery THREE patients have contracted an incurable viral infection after they underwent surgery at a Queensland. The use of unsterilised equipment is being investigated as a potential cause of the virus, which was contracted by the patients over a two-month period. Read more to find out which hospital ... SBS duped by reality TV 'criminal' Michael Lahoud duped SBS into believing he had an extensive criminal past. Picture: Andrew Quilty Source: News Limited TV network SBS has today canned one of next year's most highly anticipated reality shows after the Daily Telegraph revealed its star lied about his "criminal past" The station's bosses were sent into an embarrassing, last-minute editing frenzy after it was revealed Michael LaHoud, the alleged "gangster star" of its upcoming series Once Upon A Time in Punchbowl, was not what he claims to be. Read how SBS was duped ...