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The Court of Appeal’s recipe for a chocolate cake November 4, 2019
Uncollected thoughts on Zhang v R [2019] NZCA 507 October 27, 2019
The first case note on Zhang v R: meth sentencing pipe dreams October 16, 2019
Complete list of High Court (and former Supreme Court) judges whose names sound like geographical features that are the setting for a Famous Five story by Enid Blyton September 29, 2019
On co-defendants’ statements and admissibility September 23, 2019
Real Jock Anderson headline or pale imitation? September 4, 2019
A farewell to the Auckland High Court Crown Room August 30, 2019
Legal horoscopes August 18, 2019
Famous songs as written by lawyers August 17, 2019
On articles of faith August 11, 2019
The Giant and the Swan July 31, 2019
Famous musicals as written by lawyers July 14, 2019
Detective mode July 13, 2019
Advice on not thinking about law all the time July 10, 2019
A coronial constitutional curiosity June 30, 2019
The highest court in the land June 26, 2019
A runcible spoon June 20, 2019
Sena v Police [2019] NZSC 55 as applied to sentencing appeals June 14, 2019
A draft Court of Appeal Practice Note regarding legal tests on appeal June 9, 2019
A short report from the launch event of the Aotearoa Legal Workers Union May 29, 2019