Suburban strife at the Bureau de Spank
Hellfire Club • Tuesday, November 7, 2017 From Hornsby to Blacktown solicitors have been hauled in for birching by the disciplinary stipes ... Forging a fee agreement and filching money for a trial that did not proceed ... When a solicitor thought he could charge a commission before asking an estate's beneficiaries ... Fame & Character ... Misery & Woe
Canberra - it's not Washington
Travel • Tuesday, October 31, 2017 How democracy works ... Hannah Ryan visits Canberra and the Museum of Australian Democracy ... Not much of a spiritual experience, yet there's something endearing about this version of democracy that doesn't take itself too seriously
Blowing a Gayle
Court in the Act • Monday, October 30, 2017 Defamation ... Shock verdict for plaintiff in Gayle v Fairfax ... Justice Lucy McCallum reverses herself on "reasonableness" ... Defendants say the trial was conducted unfairly ... All rise - journalists told they have no priority for courtroom seats ... School children being ushered by the "Rule of Law Institute" have rights too
Leveraging the spawn
Humanity Headlines • Thursday, October 26, 2017 Celebrities and registering the names of their offspring as trade marks ... Beyoncé strikes trouble with licensing little Blue Ivy Carter's personal brand ... Subeta Vimalarajah riffles through the trade marks register
A different swamp
Roger Fitch Esq • Thursday, October 26, 2017 The creepy march of "religious freedom" ... Sidelining anti-discrimination laws in the name of God ... Winding-back clean power and clean water protections ... Employee rights and voter entitlements under threat ... The Supreme Court is back in town ... Trump stock-take from Our Man in Washington, Roger Fitch