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Editorial: The majesty of the Court of Appeal hearing centre, by the designer of the Court of Appeal hearing centre February 15, 2019
The #CJfest Chief Justice Conference Dinner in full January 31, 2019
Viva la revolución! January 30, 2019
A short rant of incoherent thoughts on the Taylor costs decision January 22, 2019
Answers to the quiz, or: fact-check this, you nerds January 10, 2019
Strictly Obiter’s quiz for the recently-returned-to-work January 10, 2019
Chief Justice spends summer break barricading herself in chambers January 9, 2019
New legal trends for 2019 December 31, 2018
Opera singer or lawyer? December 16, 2018
EXCLUSIVE: Five questions with the Supreme Court of New Zealand December 15, 2018
7 good opening paragraphs in New Zealand judgments (and 3 kinda okay ones to make it an even 10) December 11, 2018
The world’s only jurisprudence joke December 1, 2018
New QCs announcement causes dozens of workplace injuries November 28, 2018
The two problems with rule 2.8 November 2, 2018
Moot problems what I done wrote October 30, 2018
A (perhaps partially) complete list of Colin Craig’s recent litigation October 27, 2018
An ambitious list of respondents October 22, 2018
There is no High Court in Whanganui October 20, 2018
Downs J on writing style October 16, 2018
Supreme Court Guess Who, or who will hear a Lundy Supreme Court appeal? October 14, 2018