Thursday
Nov292012
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.
Entries by Justinian (267)
Monday
Oct082012
Michael Bradley
On the Couch • Monday, October 8, 2012 Iconoclast and "shameless self-promoter" Michael Bradley wants to reshape the way law is done ... He has produced a new manifesto on law and lawyers in an e-book that can be snapped-up for $4.50 from Hampress ... He's on Justinian's couch answering 21 pertinent questions
tagged Marque Lawyers, Michael Bradley
Marque Lawyers, Michael Bradley Monday
Oct012012
The legacy of Mei Lanfang
Travel • Monday, October 1, 2012 Procrustes at large ... At the Beijing Opera ... Inspecting Chinese trains ... Westinghouse's automatic coupling system ... Manners on the subway ... What next for China?
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China, Procrustes Sunday
Sep232012
In the steppes of Procrustes
Sunday, September 23, 2012 Procrustes in China ... But first he has to get through Australian airport security ... Confiscation of shaving cream and deodorant ... He tears himself away from the Peking duck to report on his trip to the theatre ... Apologies to Ogden Nash ... Travels with the Jade Princess
Tuesday
Sep112012
Tom Kelly's Greek odyssey
Tuesday, September 11, 2012 It's audit time in Greece as the IMF and European Central Bank thumb through the country's books to see whether it qualifies for the next tranche of bailout money ... Sydney lawyer and former NSW Public Solicitor Tom Kelly sails the Aegean ... How are the Greeks bearing-up? ... Dinner with Kate Mailer on Sifnos ... Stories of Lady Jeanne Campbell ... How to save Greece ... Justinian travel feature
Tuesday
Aug072012
Home on the Craggy Range
Wendler on Wine • Tuesday, August 7, 2012 Waste management millionaire puts his money into NZ's Craggy Range wine business ... Justinian's wine reviewer, barrister G.D. Wendler, finds himself on the 88th floor of Melbourne's Eureka Tower tasting the Gimblett Gravels' finest and comparing notes with James (The King) Halliday
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Craggy Range, Terry Peabody Monday
Jul092012
Generations of Australian wine growers show their lineage
Wendler on Wine • Monday, July 9, 2012 Justinian's wine correspondent G.D. Wendler hotfooted it to the masterclass, feast and tasting put on at The Ivy by Australia's First Families of Wine ... There were plenty of wild moments for the palate ... Toasty vanilla noses and more
Monday
Jul092012
Chris Geraghty
On the Couch • Monday, July 9, 2012 Retired judge and former Catholic priest Chris Geraghty is on Justinian's couch ... His latest book Dancing with the Devil, traces his painful journey from the priesthood to the bench ... He also faces his own inadequate response to dealing with sexual abuse of a young seminarian by Father Vincent Kiss
Friday
Jun152012
Mark Lewis
On the Couch • Friday, June 15, 2012 Mark Lewis, the king of phone hacking litigation in the UK, is on Justinian's couch ... Lewis also led the campaign to unstitch Scotland Yard's cover-up of News International's illegalities ... He has opened-up fresh assaults against News, taking the fight to its heartland in the US ... Mark Lewis has just settled his own libel case against the Metropolitan Police ... Here, among other things, he tell us what's in his fridge
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Mark Lewis