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A template memorandum for a procedural hearing January 16, 2020
Answers to the second back to work quiz, or, “technically, I’m not sure that counts” January 14, 2020
The second Strictly Obiter quiz for the recently-returned-to-work January 6, 2020
The only New Zealand lawyer Power List you will ever need January 1, 2020
A short history of the seal of the High Court of New Zealand December 29, 2019
You can only read this post if you promise to make a submission to the Rules Committee December 17, 2019
Strictly Obiter’s 2019 Law Awards December 8, 2019
Chief Justice: judiciary will send “much stronger signals” to executive on sentences November 27, 2019
The second-to-last nail in the coffin November 25, 2019
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