by Paul Cutler | Aug 29, 2024 | Uncategorised
As luck would have it I came across another (not) fair and impartial case in the past few weeks. This time it’s a prejudgment case. I didn’t set out to write related blog posts in pairs, but here we go anyway. This time, it was in a judge alone criminal...
by Paul Cutler | Jul 31, 2024 | Uncategorised
It is a cornerstone principle of the administration of justice that Judges are fair and impartial. Thankfully, allegations of bias are not common (and it is rare for them to be proved). However, there are always outliers as the case of Charisteas in the Family Court...
by Paul Cutler | Jun 28, 2024 | Uncategorised
At the end of last month’s post, I alluded to a long running dispute between Ms Dubow and Fitness First. Apparently (according to Nine News she was a founding member of Fitness First and entitled to lifetime fixed fees). Weight dropping This all started to...
by Paul Cutler | May 29, 2024 | Uncategorised
Thanks to a note in Lawyer’s Weekly, I recently came across the Fair Work Commission decision in Dubow v East Coat Law [2024] FWC 1140. Deputy President Saunders commenced his decision with: “Ms Yolande Dubow lives alone in Dunedoo with about a ...
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...
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