by Paul Cutler | Mar 28, 2017 | Uncategorised
Mr Singh practised as a lawyer in New Zealand, Fiji and Australia. He was admitted in Queensland in 2002 but the Queensland Law Society refused to renew his practising certificate from 1 July 2008 when it discovered (i.e. wasn’t informed) that Mr Singh had been...
by Paul Cutler | Feb 24, 2017 | Uncategorised
As many readers of this blog will know, day 2 of the Sydney (cricket) test in January each year is “Richie Day”. I have since discovered that the Richie’s have their own website with details of what you have to do if you want to be one. There is even...
by Paul Cutler | Jan 31, 2017 | Uncategorised
What do cannabis sativa, viagra, carcinogens and epidemiology, the BRCA1 polypeptide, and a Norwegian roll-on/roll-off container ship have in common? This was the question posed by Justice Michelle Gordon in a recent paper she delivered at the University of Western...
by Paul Cutler | Dec 20, 2016 | Uncategorised
I have previously blogged about David Ross QC and his quirky personal court book which became a textbook, “Ross on Crime” (now in its 7th edition). Amongst many other blogworthy features, the book has an appendix of latin terms, which I first came across...
by Paul Cutler | Nov 25, 2016 | Uncategorised
The meaning of simple words such as “and” and “or” (or shorter/longer) is not always as clear cut as you might at first think. The 30 May 1956 edition of People magazine included an article entitled “Love in the South Seas”. The...
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