Making her own luck: Jackie Collins taught authors how to become tycoons
Jackie Collins was reportedly not much of a fan of ’50 Shades of Grey’. ‘I prefer women who kick ass and don’t get their ass kicked!‘…
UPDATED: About Schmitt: How RAD Board handled social media case
After this post was published, the RAD Board published its reasons. They can be found here. This resolves a concern noted in this post. As readers now have…
Judgment of Solomon in #HockeyFairfax litigation
In the biblical narrative, King Solomon revealed his wisdom in his resolution of a maternity dispute. By threatening to ‘split the baby’, the true mother (who…
Stephen Dank did some things, not others, says AFL Tribunal
In this most partisan of cases, sometimes it is all in the headline. And so it proved late on Friday, 17 April 2015, after the AFL…
Did Karl Stefanovic’s 7-Eleven boat sail too close to the wind?
In the true spirit of our Australian cricketers, Australian supporters have never been short of a sledge. Karl Stefanovic’s role as host of Channel Nine’s Today…
#HockeyFairfax defamation case: Federal Court won forum shopping competition, but why, and how?
In May 2014, Treasurer Joe Hockey issued defamation proceedings against the publishers of the Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, The Canberra Times and their online services…
We defend Charlie Hebdo’s right to speak, but in Australia, its humour might be unwelcome and illegal
Since the murderous attack on those behind the French satirical magazine, Charlie Hebdo, people in democratic countries around the world have reaffirmed their commitment to concepts…
Wordplay likely to confuse as AFL Tribunal closes doors on open hearing
“You like to-may-toes and I like to-mah-toes”: Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off (George & Ira Gershwin, 1937) Observers of the anti-doping saga involving Essendon Football…
Bill Cosby legal strategy might benefit from more of Clair Huxtable, and less of angry man
For many high rating seasons, Cliff Huxtable (played by Bill Cosby), his wife Clair and their five children experienced scrapes and life lessons all capable of…
Google learns: hell hath no fury than women scorned
Google has been shamed into responding within hours to the threat of a $100 million lawsuit from lawyers representing “over a dozen” female celebrities, actresses, models…
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