by Paul Cutler | Apr 30, 2024 | Uncategorised
On 17 May 2024, it will be the 200th anniversary of the establishment of the Supreme Court of NSW. There will undoubtedly be various formalities and events to mark the occasion. Some history The backstory to the establishment of the Court is interesting (and takes us...
by Paul Cutler | Apr 3, 2024 | Uncategorised
While listening to news radio this week I heard about a proposal to change the law in relation to living in a caravan on your own land. Living in caravans (or anything for that matter) is, of course, topical because of the housing crisis. Caravans – the current...
by Paul Cutler | Feb 28, 2024 | Uncategorised
There have been some stand out examples of vexatious litigants over the years. You may remember Mr Wilson (the trial by jury guy) or Mr Skyring (the currency guy). My interest was recently piqued when I read an article about an ACT solicitor who was recently declared...
by Paul Cutler | Jan 31, 2024 | Uncategorised
You may have noticed that for the first time in around 10 years of writing this blog, that there haven’t been any posts for a couple of months. There were lots of things happening late last year, including the winding up of my old chambers and the move to new...
by Paul Cutler | Oct 30, 2023 | Uncategorised
Courteous correspondence (or lack of it) has been the subject of posts to this blog several times in the past. This week I think I have found the low point. A solicitor in the NT was fined $770 (7 penalty units) for this letter to a client: “Do not call me as...
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