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Normally Hunter Biden's tax and gun charges would be dealt with by way of civil penalties ... For Prez Biden everything changed once it was known conspiracy theorist Kash Patel would be running the FBI ... He is obsessed, dangerous and unhinged ... Trumped up charges would be the order of the day ... Hence the sweeping pardon from Dad ... Historian Heather Cox Richardson explains >>

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A trial for France ... French teacher beheaded after showing caricatures of Mohammed to the class ... Young student's false claim ends in tragedy ... Misinformation takes off on social media ... Media storm ... Religion infiltrates public life ... Trials unfold ... Hugh Vuillier reports ... Read more >> 

"Over many years, certain journalists employed by Nine (formerly Fairfax) newspapers have been resentful of our client’s prominence as a commentator on many political and cultural issues, and the malicious and concocted allegations giving rise to the imputations constitute a concerted attempt to destroy our client’s reputation."  

Following the Sydney Morning Herald's exposure ... Mark O'Brien, Alan Jones' solicitor, December 12, 2023  ... Read more flatulence ... 

Justinian Featurettes

The great interceptor ... Rugby League ... Dennis Tutty and the try he shouldn't have scored ... Case that changed the face of professional sport ... Growth of the player associations, courtesy of the Barwick High Court ... Free kick ... Restraint of trade ... Braham Dabscheck comments ... Read more ... 

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Rosenblum v Foreman ... From Justinian's archive ... March 1995 ... When Rupert Rosenblum went to court over a missing house ... Memories of Carol Foreman and her backdated document ... Rocking the foundations of the admin of justice ... Read more ... 

 

 

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Justinian proudly publishes some of the finest lawyers ever to get their fingers near a computer keyboard. This is part of Justinian's repository that comes out from behind the paywall. 

Artemus Jones - Spending time with a women who is not his wife. 
Barely Legal - Still at law school, trying to understand what it's all about. 
Comment - Untamed opinions. 
Critics Corner - Criticism of critics. 
Dorothy Says - Dot is a partner at a big law firm with acidic observations about what goes on. 
Junior Junior - Our baby barrister blogger slowly comes to grips with the mysteries of the bar. 
Peach Melba - Dazzling, with a finely tuned Yarraside snout. 
Procrustes - The columnist who also blogs. 
Student-at-Large - Small students with large opinions. 
Theodora - Theodora was married to Justinian, and despite a shaky start in life now runs the empire like Mrs Thatcher. 
Unrobed - Reporting on unhealthy obsessions. 

We'd happily induct you into the blawging hall of fame if you wanted to unpack a few burning issues. Contact the Ed. for further and better particulars. 

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Entries by Justinian (272)

Tuesday
Oct212014

Queensland's women problem

• DateTuesday, October 21, 2014

Updated on Tuesday, October 28, 2014 by Registered CommenterJustinian

Brisbane barrister Kylie Hillard argues that the lack of female judicial appointments in Queensland is damaging confidence in the courts ... Disappearing women ... Warnings from Michael McHugh ignored ... Overwhelmingly white and male gives rise to perceptions of injustice 

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Monday
Sep152014

A matter of principle

• DateMonday, September 15, 2014

The debate about the appointment of Qld CJ Tim Carmody ... Appointing a lesser candidate raises the concern that the choice was all about political favours ... Judicial independence skewered ... Unseemly spectacle ... Lapdog routine from local newspaper ... Stephen Keim and Alex McKean examine the debating tricks and bald assertions 

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Friday
Sep122014

Procrustes sidles-up to the Slovenes

• DateFriday, September 12, 2014

Travel News ... Procrustes visits Ljubljana and gives praise to the brave Slovenes ... Then to Siena and murals representing the effects of good government on the city and countryside ... Medieval message about justice 

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Wednesday
Aug202014

Aye - Proccy does the Isles

• DateWednesday, August 20, 2014

Procrustes in sleeting Scotland ... Picking up the vibe of Tony Abbott's contribution to the Scottish independence debate ... In England, our very own Geoffrey Roberson weighs into the police raid on Cliff Richard's Berkshire digs 

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Thursday
Jul032014

Royal news

• DateThursday, July 3, 2014

Exclusive ... Penny Makepiece, freelance Royal reporter, with details on Tim Carmody's swearing-in ... Protocol issues confront the installation of a commoner to the coveted top spot ... Concerns about crowd control have forced the coronation to be held at the Registry Office 

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Friday
Jun272014

"Errors" needs more rest before he's fit to play

• DateFriday, June 27, 2014

Flanas selected as strong all-rounder ... Appointed to help the team carry Errors Carmody around the QE11 Cauldron ... Latest sports news from Erik Jekyll 

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Thursday
Jun262014

Carmody concussed

• DateThursday, June 26, 2014

Sports News ... Medicos who took Lions legend J. Brown off the paddock are now examining Timbo Carmody ... It has been a brutal season ... The risk of playing a concussed Carmody ... Is Can Do as smart as Joh? ... Sports editor Erik Jekyll reports 

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Tuesday
Jun242014

Ticket clipping

• DateTuesday, June 24, 2014

The threat to the Queensland bar's power to issue tickets ... Did Bleijie give a nod or wink to this threat? ... The Fiji option looms ... Carmody fallout ... From Queensland barrister Alex McKean 

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Thursday
Jun052014

You ... in the hoodie

• DateThursday, June 5, 2014

Law students required to do a survey to rate the performance of Dr Criminale ... Last class before the exams ... Quietness descends ... Marking procedure for borderline students 

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Wednesday
Jun042014

Partners and grads - a tale of two firms

• DateWednesday, June 4, 2014

Law grads adjusting to life in the law ... Cultural misfits ... Learning to conform to law firm stereotypes ... Barely Legal discovers the Social Bermuda Triangle ... I spent Saturday at Bunnings ... How was your game of golf? 

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Sunday
May112014

Barbarism and boats

• DateSunday, May 11, 2014

History's judgment will be to vindicate our treatment of boat people ... IQ2 debate on May 6 ... Sydney Recital Hall packed to the beams ... For the proposition Philip Ruddock and Tom Switzer ... Against, Carina Hoang and Richard Ackland ... Simon Longstaff in the chair ... Here's the case put by Justinian's editor 

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Friday
Apr042014

Dinner with the editor

• DateFriday, April 4, 2014

Last month your editor sang for his supper at the Copyright Symposium dinner at Kitchen by Mike in Rosebery ... A glittering night filled with the crown princes and princesses of the copyright caper ... Copyright creator in a sea of copyright curators ... Speech ... Speech ... Speech ... There were even a few wintery smiles from W. Gummow 

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Friday
Apr042014

The cashless society 

• DateFriday, April 4, 2014

Living the dream ... Graduate lawyers surviving on bread and dripping ... The gap between charging money and earning money ... Barely Legal goes through her poor young lawyer routine 

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Thursday
Mar272014

My big fat law career

• DateThursday, March 27, 2014

Dining at the desk ... Health issues ... Law firm meal subsidies designed to trap lawyers at their desks ... Chronic wear and tear ... Barely Legal dedicates herself to fligting work-induced flab 

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Sunday
Mar162014

Bye Bye Biennale

• DateSunday, March 16, 2014

The continuing sponsorship furore involving the Biennale of Sydney is an instructive example of how public debate has degenerated in the age of the internet. 

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