by Paul Cutler | Jan 29, 2018 | Uncategorised
You’ve probably noticed over the holidays that NSW has introduced a refund scheme on various drink containers and there have been a few media stories about the Reverse Vending Machines. The details of how it all works are set out in Schedule 1 of the Waste Avoidance...
by Paul Cutler | Nov 17, 2017 | Uncategorised
If you work in HR, this post will give you nightmares. If you are an employee and you want to know how to behave at a Xmas party to ensure you don’t have a job to return to next year, you could follow the example of Mr Keenan (a former team leader at...
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...
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