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Whilst studying, I happened to stumble upon this transcript. This must brighten up the days of High Court Judges:
MR WILSON: If it is trial by a jury, it is trial by jury.
McHUGH J: Well, if it is trial by jury, but the question is whether or not there is any evidence to go to the jury in [...]
Just came back from the UQ law revue and I can honestly say that it was the best $15 I’ve ever spent. Basically it’s proof that law students do have a sense of humour. .
Also, due to my proximity to the front of the stage and the massive PA system to my left, I [...]
Whilst being the productive student that I am, I was reading a particularly droll chapter about the application of the Trade Practices Act (1974). It all seemed routine until I read the section about who can be mislead for the Act to apply. I encountered this statement which just cracked me up. To the MSN nerds, I [...]
Apart from hopefully getting an awesome GPA (:D), you read some of the most bizarre set of facts in cases.
Romeo v The Conservation Commission of the Northern Territory – Basic gist of the judgement? “Most normal people tend to avoid falling off cliffs and that they do not need the government to warn them of [...]
The Law Revue is an annual musical event run by the University of Queensland Law Society and they posted their videos on youtube. Here is one of my favourites…and no, I didn’t JUST pick it for it’s obscure insult of QUT :p (which is at 0:10).
Continuing on from my legal themed posts, here’s an amusing emails from another comrade albeit from QUT *coughs* UQ rules *coughs*
The High Court is trying to kill me!
I’m not paranoid – I have proof! Tonight, they tried to overload my brain with cruel and subversive sentences!
It’s not the language they use [have a legal dictionary, [...]
Courtesy of Ricford Tran:
These are from a book called Disorder in the Courts of America, and are
Things people actually said in court, word for word, taken down and now
Published by court reporters who had the torment of staying calm while
These exchanges were actually taking place
ATTORNEY: Are you sexually active?
WITNESS: No, I just lie there.
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ATTORNEY: What [...]
