by Paul Cutler | Oct 27, 2017 | Uncategorised
A few months ago, I went to a seminar about jury issues that was given by Judge Haesler SC of the District Court. One of the topics was the procedure which has to be followed before a judge can accept a majority verdict. Majority verdicts are still controversial and...
by Paul Cutler | Sep 28, 2017 | Uncategorised
There is a requirement that a notice of appeal must identify the grounds briefly but specifically. Draftspersons[deliberate attempt at gender neutral political correctness] would do well to keep the following observations in mind: “It is inherently unlikely that...
by Paul Cutler | Aug 25, 2017 | Uncategorised
I’m not sure if anyone else has been watching Annabell Crabb’s documentary “The House”. I was surprised to learn that a number of designs for the large coat of arms above Parliament House were rejected because the kangaroo wasn’t...
by Paul Cutler | Jul 26, 2017 | Uncategorised
Leonard Casley (aka Prince Leonard of Hutt) was a wheat farmer. In 1970 he was aggrieved by the wheat quotas allocated to his business. He served a notice of secession on the Western Australian Premier, the Governor, the Prime Minister and the Governor General. He...
by Paul Cutler | Jun 26, 2017 | Uncategorised
On 1 December 2016, Luke Moore’s appeal against his conviction for dishonestly obtaining a financial advantage by deception was allowed by the Court of Criminal Appeal. Aspects of Leeming JA’s leading judgment (yes, they let equity lawyers sit in criminal...
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