by Paul Cutler | Jan 29, 2014 | Uncategorised
While informal will cases are not that uncommon, there appeared to be an outbreak of technology related ones in late 2013. The NSW Supreme Court admitted “will.doc” (found on the deceased’s hard disk) to probate in Yazbec v Yazbec [2012] NSWSC 594....
by Paul Cutler | Dec 19, 2013 | Uncategorised
Environmental issues are often the bane of developers. For instance, the watercourse which ran across the bottom of my suburban back yard in Gordon (which I thought of as an open storm water drain) was actually a category 3 riparian zone which caused issues for...
by Paul Cutler | Nov 25, 2013 | Uncategorised
I recently read Annie Cossin’s book “The Baby Farmers” (which the publisher sent to me in the hope that I might blog about it – be careful what you wish for!). As well as being the story of John and Sarah Makin, it is also a glimpse into life...
by Paul Cutler | Oct 26, 2013 | Uncategorised
Here’s a photo of me (assisted by curry and Kingfisher) on Feroz Shah Kotla which is the current test cricket venue in New Delhi. For those of you that might be thinking you didn’t know I was good at cricket, it’s because I’m not....
by Paul Cutler | Sep 27, 2013 | Uncategorised
On 18 December 2008, three Sri Lankans escaped from the Christmas Island detention facility to avoid being put on a plane that was booked for the following day to take them back to Sri Lanka. While, it’s not a crime to arrive in Australia without a visa and...
by Paul Cutler | Aug 28, 2013 | Uncategorised
Thankfully, barristers are prohibited from conducting correspondence in their own name on behalf of anyone else (see NSW Barrister’s Rule 17(b)). As a result I can’t poke fun at judicial comments about aggro correspondence by counsel. However, it would...
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