by Paul Cutler | May 14, 2019 | Uncategorised
Let me think, why did the police prosecutor get sacked? Was it because: he had a mate who was accused of using a government lab (at ANSTO) to make ice (Breaking Bad style)?; or he helped his mate out by reviewing a folder of documents that the mate obtained under...
by Paul Cutler | Apr 11, 2019 | Uncategorised
Hot on the heels of last month’s post about the gumtree lawyer, I came across the story of (former) Gold Coast “law firm”, Stenton and Moore. Up until around the middle of March 2019, their website (www.mygclawyer.com.au) proclaimed: “Stenton...
by Paul Cutler | Mar 11, 2019 | Uncategorised
In 2015 a WA man ran the following advertisement in Gumtree: No Lawyer No Problem Represent yourself in court Do you really need a lawyer? Can you afford a lawyer? Representing yourself maybe ideal for you. If you can talk and think you are half way there. Yes, you...
by Paul Cutler | Feb 5, 2019 | Uncategorised
The parties in Zelino and Ors v. Budai [2001] NSWSC 501 knew they were in trouble, when Justice Palmer (a very fair and patient judge, at least in my view) started his judgment with this anecdote: In 1725 Mr Everet commenced proceedings in the Court of Exchequer...
by Paul Cutler | Dec 20, 2018 | Uncategorised
Up until yesterday, I thought the most interesting part of Australian visa application forms were the character questions which include things like have you ever been: “charged with, or indicted for: genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity, torture,...
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