Friday
Jul222011
A private moment
Theodora • Friday, July 22, 2011 Gillard government declares it's time to sink the slipper into the reptiles of the media ... Thank you Rupert ... Theodora opines
Justinian bloggers (blawg)
Justinian proudly publishes some of the finest lawyers ever to get their fingers near a computer keyboard. This is part of Justinian's repository that comes out from behind the paywall.
Artemus Jones - Spending time with a women who is not his wife.
Barely Legal - Still at law school, trying to understand what it's all about.
Comment - Untamed opinions.
Critics Corner - Criticism of critics.
Dorothy Says - Dot is a partner at a big law firm with acidic observations about what goes on.
Junior Junior - Our baby barrister blogger slowly comes to grips with the mysteries of the bar.
Peach Melba - Dazzling, with a finely tuned Yarraside snout.
Procrustes - The columnist who also blogs.
Student-at-Large - Small students with large opinions.
Theodora - Theodora was married to Justinian, and despite a shaky start in life now runs the empire like Mrs Thatcher.
Unrobed - Reporting on unhealthy obsessions.
We'd happily induct you into the blawging hall of fame if you wanted to unpack a few burning issues. Contact the Ed. for further and better particulars.
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Theodora • Friday, July 22, 2011 Wednesday
Jul132011
The DWEEB team
Dorothy Says ... • Wednesday, July 13, 2011 Is the partner running the performance reviews actually a suboptimal performer himself? ... It looks like it ... A world in which 40 percent is the new 50 percent ... Meeting adjourned after bad debt allegation ... Dorothy blogs
tagged Performance review
Performance review Monday
Jul042011
Gary Livingstone Seagull
Dorothy Says ... • Monday, July 4, 2011 Dorothy turns sneaky theft of her file into a clever advantage ... So clever, in fact, that it comes back to bite her ... Law firm strategies for manipulating partners and clients ... Client Seagull Syndrome
Tuesday
Jun212011
Unhinged beaks
Theodora • Tuesday, June 21, 2011 Update ... Judging by the deep pool of informal gripes and grumbles about Jennifer Betts, parliament may have been too forgiving ... Brian Maloney pleads for his job ... Theorora sifts through bits of Local Court rubble
Thursday
May262011
Crime and punishment
Peach Melba • Thursday, May 26, 2011 Rapke wrap-up ... Will Silbert get a Santa suit? ... Murdoch hacks battering down Simon Overland's door ... (Talk about the breaking squad) ... Lawyers at unhappily fused DLA Piper told to hike their charge out rates ... Peach Melba channels Leo Tolstoy
tagged DLA Piper, Frank Vincent, Jeremy Rapke, Simon Overland
DLA Piper, Frank Vincent, Jeremy Rapke, Simon Overland Friday
May132011
Performance dismissal
Dorothy Says ... • Friday, May 13, 2011 Ivan knows how to get rid of people from the firm when revenues are sliding ... Performance manage the victims to the point of performance dismissal ... Care is needed ... Revenge of the sackee ... Dorothy's blog
Monday
May022011
A Melbourne autumn
Peach Melba • Monday, May 2, 2011 Sniping over OPP's handling of sex prosecutions ... Victoria's Charter of Rights set to be skewered ... Bernard Murphy's appointment to the FCA underscores courts' struggle over turf ... The Brottery finds a buyer ... Peach Melba blogs
tagged Charter of Rights, Federal Court, Victorian OPP
Charter of Rights, Federal Court, Victorian OPP Friday
Apr292011
The medium is the message
Theodora • Friday, April 29, 2011 Fitting the message to the messenger ... Michael Pelly, Ruddock's former spin doctor, lands a gig with the new AG in NSW, Greg Smith ... Then there's that biography of Smiler
tagged Greg Smith, Michael Pelly, Murray Gleeson
Greg Smith, Michael Pelly, Murray Gleeson Monday
Apr252011
Politics and law
Theodora • Monday, April 25, 2011 After Bernard Murphy who is next for the Federal Court? ... A vacancy opens in Sydney as Justice Moore plans to bow out ... Rare pix of Michael Kirby not working ... Tom Bathurst, establishment darling for CJ ... Virginia Bell is not Hungarian ... Theodora blogs
Thursday
Mar312011
Speculation mounts at Vic prosecutions
Peach Melba • Thursday, March 31, 2011 Gavin Silbert's masterly prosecution in the Freeman case ... Trouble still brewing back at OPP HQ ... Report into the Karamicov affair pending ... Judge steamed-up over prosecutor's Court of Appeal appearance ... More from Peach Melba
tagged Karamicov affair, Victorian OPP
Karamicov affair, Victorian OPP Friday
Mar252011
Rewriting history
Theodora • Friday, March 25, 2011 New layers of varnish are being applied to the soiled image of recently released convict Marcus Einfeld ... Why does the media swallow this guff? ... And why is the bar's newsletter given over to items of political point scoring from a discredited attorney general?
tagged John Hatzistergos, Marcus Einfeld, NSW Bar
John Hatzistergos, Marcus Einfeld, NSW Bar Wednesday
Mar232011
PLN's (r)evolutionary possibilities
Peach Melba • Wednesday, March 23, 2011 The revolution is here ... Monash Uni law students are laying the groundwork for unleashing fresh generations of lefty lawyers ... Last weekend saw the first networking opportunity sponsored by the Progressive Law Network ... Eager beavers munching on vegan food and talking the talk ... Peach Melba blogs from Yarraside
tagged Progressive Law Network
Progressive Law Network Friday
Mar182011
Dot gets bored and has a facial
Dorothy Says ... • Friday, March 18, 2011 Dorothy, the spouse, accompanies hubby to a partners' retreat ... She gets the "treatments" at a beauty salon ... Creams and gels ... Electrification ... Deforestation ... Oxygenation ... Red light therapy ... Did the partner notice? ... Dorothy blogs
tagged Partners' retreats
Partners' retreats Thursday
Mar172011
Hatzistergos v Cowdery - final round
Theodora • Thursday, March 17, 2011 The appointment of Ian Temby as acting NSW DPP was unnecessary, expensive and an act of vindictiveness, according to Theodora
Friday
Mar042011
Kirby goes to prison
Theodora • Friday, March 4, 2011 Einfeld release date looms ... Putting a scythe through the government's legal panels ... The Streets are filled with lawyers ... The Brottery, with bodies in the basement, goes to market ... Barrister kicks-up stink about Public Defenders ... Theodora blogs for Justinian