by Paul Cutler | Jun 25, 2018 | Uncategorised
The headnote of Hargraves v Eveston [2018] NSWSC 505 says it all. It was, according to Hamill J, “unpleasant litigation” where Mrs Hargraves sued her daughter for $1.7M. The warring parties were the only witnesses and “neither presented as a witness...
by Paul Cutler | May 25, 2018 | Uncategorised
In January 1972, Kim Dalton was sentenced to 28 days imprisonment for using indecent language. He had apparently used the three words “f**k”, “f**ked” and “c**t” in Elder Park (an inner city Adelaide park on the banks of the...
by Paul Cutler | Apr 24, 2018 | Uncategorised
Apparently true story (relayed to me by a reliable source) of a recent mention which occurred in Court 5.2 at the Downing Centre Local Court: Solicitor: “May I mention the matter of Fu?” Magistrate: “How do I spell that” Solicitor: ...
by Paul Cutler | Mar 27, 2018 | Uncategorised
In April 2017, Justice Lucy McCallum had to deal with an urgent out of hours application for the issue of a writ of habeas corpus. The petitioner apparently stubbornly refused/ignored her Honour’s “hints” that a bail application would be better...
by Paul Cutler | Feb 23, 2018 | Uncategorised
On Australia Day, Radio National’s Law Report replayed an episode about the birth and development of our legal system. How did our democracy and strong independent legal system evolve from a bunch of desperate convicts and their jailers? This post was inspired...
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