The law and its miracles ... Party allies selected for judicial elevation in Qld ... Justice Jenni Hill's brother ... More entries for the Golden Tortoise award ... Federal Court muddles the maths, again ... Theodora reports ... Read more >>
Rupert World ... Lord Moloch’s pal Doug the Diva – driving Washington spare … News UK’s model for unionism … What next for the Washington Post? … Concealed coal lobbyists running an anti-Teal campaign … More corruption busting for Stinging Nettle … The litigation industry spawned by Lehrmann ... Read on >>
Party time for Dicey ... Heydon's book - a pathway to rehabilitation ... The predatory man and the clever intellect - all wrapped up in the one person ... Academic tome and cancel agenda ... Despite the plaudits the record of abuse doesn't vanish ... Book launch with young associates at a safe distance ... Procrustes thinks out loud ... Read more >>
Being a lawyer can be sheer misery ... Psychological distress ... Workplace incivility ... Lack of support ... Rotten culture ... Report on wellbeing ... More >>
Governance turmoil at Tiny Town Law Society ... Night of the long knives ... Lakeside in Canberra ... ACT Law Society upheaval over governance changes ... Bodies carted out of the council room ... Blood on the carpet ... Fraught litigation another distraction ... From Gang Gang ... Read more >>
Letter from Rome ... Judges on strike ... Too much "reform" ... Berlusconi legacy ... Referendum on the way ... Constitutional court inflames the Meloni regime with decision on boat people ... Insults galore ... Silvana Olivetti reports ... Read more >>
Tea is for Tippy ... Life of a tiffstaff ... Bright, ambitious and, when it comes to the crucial things, hopeless ... Milking the glory of the gig ... Introducing Tippy, our new blogger filing from within the concrete cage at Queens Square ... From Justinian's Archive, March 15, 2010 ... Read more >>
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.
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, 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
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
Craggy Range, Terry Peabody 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
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
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
Mark Lewis Critics' Corner • Wednesday, June 13, 2012 Silk, the latest barrister TV drama from the Beeb ... Barristers' ethical dilemmas, chamber's politics, sexual tension, and getting the clients "off" ... What's not to love about this wonderfully crafted series ... "I love you [Martha Costello]" ... From our TV writer I. Box
On the Couch • Monday, May 7, 2012 Lawyers escaping the law ... Michelle Gortan ... From trade marks at Freehills to improving the image of Britain in Chile ... Strategies for the arts and creative industries ... Now the deputy GM at Bell Shakespeare ... Michelle, a Rocky Road sort of gal, is on Justinian's couch humming a Bruckner symphony
On the Couch • Friday, March 30, 2012 Constitutional, gender studies and human rights lawyer ... Refugee advocate ... Former associate to Mason CJ ... Finkelstein inquiry legal adviser ... Pancake eater ... Truly, Madly Deeply fan ... Kristen Walker is on Justinian's couch
Finkelstein inquiry Wendler on Wine • Tuesday, March 13, 2012 Justinian's wine critic Gabriel Wendler chats with one of Australia's premier wine merchants, Jon Osbeiston ... The state of the wine market ... Can China save our industry? ... Wine fraud ... The difference between toothpaste and wine ... A dozen favourites ... With video