Albania ahoy … Save the flamingoes from Jared and Ivanka … Legislation rescues developers from litigation … Prime examples from WA and SA … Next step, legislation by press release … Procrustes files
How bad is Trump, really?
Roger Fitch Esq Thursday, August 6, 2026Crimes at the heart of presidential power … Shakedowns, extortions, insider trading, cash for pardons, revenge … And here comes Trump’s enabler, Todd Blanche … Breaking into the backdoor of the Treasury in broad daylight … Roger Fitch with his Letter from Washington
Patrick Mullins
On The Couch Tuesday, August 4, 2026Justinian’s interview with biographer Patrick Mullins … Political profiles … Crime and scandal in rackety nineteenth-century Sydney … His latest book The Stained Man is a triumph … The story of the lawyer-hero, the fall from grace, and the campaign for restoration… On The Couch
Stacks on the mill
Theodora Tuesday, August 4, 2026Spooky lineup of speakers for Bench Stackers hooley … [UPDATE] Cane Toads have their hands up for party-preferred judicial appointments … Apple Isle gets a Judicial Commission with a military attaché … NSW ICAC hard at work with multiple public investigations … Law shop commissioned to investigate whistleblower disclosures … Theodora files
To catch a thief
Letter from Rome Tuesday, July 21, 2026Self-defence in Italy … Outcry over jail term for man defending his property … Death on the footpath … Right-wing politicians vie for the cause … Pardon not appropriate … Politicisation of criminal justice … Our Rome correspondent Silvana Olivetti reports
Bruising encounters with the ticket inspectors
Hellfire Club Monday, July 20, 2026Deticketed solicitor refused readmission … Complains about Supreme Court reasons and wants judgment amended … Lack of insight … Failure to rehabilitate … And – Qld copper turned lawyer comes a cropper … Delay, concealment, leading client up the garden path … Mae Milne reports from the Bureau de Spank
Tender is the Night
Courtney Docket Saturday, July 18, 2026Federal Court’s new short-term contracts for transcription services … Bringing it home more cheaply … Calculating how far the money can spread … Courtney Docket reports
Swanside Stories
Sandy Groper Friday, July 17, 2026A WA Supreme Court case with its fair share of peculiarities … Judge researches habeas corpus in his chambers … Discovers other undisclosed cases involving the applicant … How much research are judges allowed? … Plus – a fresh entry into the slow lane by a repeat contender from the Circuit Court … Sandy Groper reports from Perth