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...
by Paul Cutler | May 26, 2017 | Uncategorised
I usually associate Western Australia with mining (and sharks) and not with agriculture and certainly not with potatoes. I was accordingly, a bit surprised when I recently came across the Marketing of Potatoes Act 1946 (WA) which regulates the sale of ware...
by Paul Cutler | Apr 26, 2017 | Uncategorised
You couldn’t escape the “storm in a teacup” immigration news about the axing of the 457 visa last week. Last time I looked at a DIBP annual report there were about 100,000 (yes, they’d all fit in the MCG) 457 visa holders in Australia. As was...
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...
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