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ItemA question of capacity: the case of Justice Bruce( 1998)In 1998, complaints against Justice Vince Bruce of the New South Wales Supreme Court led to an investigation by the state's Judicial Commission and a parliamentary debate on the judge's removal. This comment notes the history of removal of judges in Australia, the framework for investigation of judicial complaints in New South Wales, and the outcome of the inquiry into Justice Bruce.
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ItemThe Victorian government and the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court( 1996)In the mid-1990s, controversy erupted over the number of acts of parliament that were reducing the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of Victoria. This article analyses the legislation that led to this controversy, the significance of Victoria distinctive constitutional entrenchment of Supreme Court jurisdiction, and other aspects of the constitutional position of the Supreme Court.
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ItemLife and death in the biggest city law firm in thebiggest city(The Victorian Bar, 1996)A description of the traditions of legal practice inside a well-established prestigious New York law firm
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ItemThe paperless office(The Victorian Bar, 1994)Necessary modifications to a new skyscraper to cater for a major law firm as an incoming tenant
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ItemBrevity(The Victorian Bar, 1994)Readers are encouraged to utilise brevity in their written submissions
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ItemFarewell: Legal Beagle (1986 – 1993)(The Victorian Bar, 1993)Comment upon the passing of the “Legal Beagle” comic strip from the Law Society of Western Australia’s journal Brief.
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ItemGrendel’s champion wages battle with Judge Beowulf(The Victorian Bar, 1995)The fee award litigation involving a successful litigant, its high profile andexpensive attorney, and the factors necessarily considered in awardingcosts against the unsuccessful party in a US Constitutional case. Briefbiographical background to the participants including some parallelsbetween the high profile litigator and one time Supreme Court JusticeLewis Powell.
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ItemSplitting heirs(Law Institute of Victoria, 1993-03)This is a letter published in the Law Institute Journal. Discusses the common misconception that both twins must share the same parents. Although it is rare for non-identical twins to have separate fathers, it is possible. It is only in the instance of identical twins resulting from the abnormal division of a single fertilized egg into two identical fertilized eggs that such twins share identical genetic characteristics and the same parents. In the case of fraternal twins resulting from the separate fertilization of separate eggs with such twins sharing some (but not all) genetic characteristics genetic testing of both twins is required to comprehensively determine the paternity of each of the twins. In the case of identical twins the genetic testing of only one twin is sufficient to determine the paternity of both twins. However, the only means to conclusively determine that twins are identical is by genetic testing of both twins.
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ItemWilliam Wreathcock: imperfect attorney( 1993)Eighteenth century legal practitioner with questionable ethics.
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ItemMore tricks for new players( 1993)A further collection of anecdotes involving bold, insouciant, or impudent behaviour by counsel directed towards the court or the practice of law.