Monday
Mar172014
Speedy justice at work
Monday, March 17, 2014 Magistrate ticked off for making five serious errors of law in a single flourish ... Madge Coombs zapped by Dickie Button ... Slow down and follow the dance steps
Justinian featurettes
There's another world beyond law and lawyering ... and here you can find it: reviews, wine notes, interviews, and unpacking the human condition.
Critics' Corner: reviews of books, films and TV by Worm, I. Box and Miss Lumière.
Déjà Vu: marvellous slices of history from Justinian's bulging archive.
I Once Met ... Prominent and unusual people encourtered by our readers and contributors.
JustyFlix: our film crew covers the most glittering events on the calendar.
On the Couch: where notable notables bear their souls.
Wendler on Wine: spectacular wine reviews, gargling and spitting from barrister Gabriel Wendler.
All our featurettes have escaped from inside the paywall.
Monday, March 17, 2014 Monday
Mar102014
Disability and injustice
Monday, March 10, 2014 Pro bono support from DLA Piper for Human Rights Commission project ... Disability and access to justice ... High prospects of miscarriage of justice in cases where defendants are disabled ... Potential for more human rights support from legal profession ... Kate Lilly reports
Friday
Mar072014
Glacial reception greets meddlesome priest
Friday, March 7, 2014 Enjoying free speech at Queensland Law Society's annual dinner ... There can never be too many lawyers in parliament ... Parramatta ahoy
Friday
Mar072014
Mark Livesey
On the Couch • Friday, March 7, 2014 Mark Livesey, Australia's national bar leader on Justinian's Couch ... The pressing issues confronting barristers ... The role of the ABA ... Personal tastes, likes and dislikes laid bare
Thursday
Feb062014
Chui Lee Luk
On the Couch • Thursday, February 6, 2014 Part of our series on lawyers who've escaped the law ... Chui Lee Luk, former tax lawyer is one of the country's most interesting and original chefs ... The perfectionist from Claude's in Paddington now at her new creation Chow Bar & Eating House ... The lawyer turned chef took time out from the kitchen to visit Justinian's couch
tagged Chui Lee Luk, Cooking, Food, Restaurants
Chui Lee Luk, Cooking, Food, Restaurants Wednesday
Dec182013
Book worms
Critics' Corner • Wednesday, December 18, 2013 Ann Cunningham, commissioning editor of The Federation Press, has assembled a list of this year's best and least loved books, chosen by a hand selected pool of legally inclined people ... Plenty of ideas and inspiration
Monday
Dec092013
In the matter of wine
Wendler on Wine • Monday, December 9, 2013 For holiday reading Justinian's wine man Gabriel Wendler recommends Jonathan Nossiter's Liquid Memory - Why Wine Matters ... A deconstruction of wine guides and the points system ... Loves and hates exposed ... A wine romp
Tuesday
Nov122013
Jane McAdam
On the Couch • Tuesday, November 12, 2013 Professor Jane McAdam is on Justinian's couch ... Shedding light on her job as director of the Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law ... What's a nice lass from the north shore doing mixed up in refugee policy and the human displacement consequences of climate change?
tagged Kaldor Centre, Refugee law
Kaldor Centre, Refugee law Thursday
Oct242013
Nicholas Hasluck
On the Couch • Thursday, October 24, 2013 Former WA Supreme Court judge Nicholas Hasluck is our couchee ... Jurist and author - his latest work, Legal Limits, examines the connections between law and literature
Wednesday
Oct162013
Weight of Evidence
Critics' Corner • Wednesday, October 16, 2013 Forgery, drunkenness, prejudice, injustice ... The notorious Newtown Ejectment Case of the 1850s provides a fascinating slice of colonial life ... Matt Murphy's Weight of Evidence reviewed by Linda Funnell