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...
by Paul Cutler | Oct 24, 2016 | Uncategorised
Victoria has recently had a major overhaul of its laws dealing with sexual offences. One of the purposes was to try and differentiate between more serious sexual offences (such as “flashing” which is now “sexual exposure”) and the less serious...
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