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Survive Law
Apr 14, 20151 min read
Australia’s Next High Court Judge Revealed
The federal government has named the 52nd justice of the High Court of Australia. When Justice Kenneth Hayne retires from the Court on 5...
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Survive Law
Feb 17, 20152 min read
High Court Justices Agree to Agree
Dissenting is out and agreement is in vogue at the High Court of Australia, a study from the University of New South Wales has revealed....
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Survive Law
Feb 3, 20151 min read
High Court welcomes new judge
There’s a new High Court Justice in town. Today Justice Geoffrey Nettle will be sworn in as the 51st judge of the High Court of...
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Survive Law
Oct 5, 20142 min read
Surprising Facts about the High Court of Australia
At law school we spend years studying the decisions of the High Court. Here are some things you probably didn't know about Australia'
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Survive Law
Sep 17, 20141 min read
Courts on Camera: NSW Passes New Law
New South Wales has passed legislation to give the media better access to the state’s courtrooms. The new law creates a presumption in favou
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Survive Law
Jul 9, 20142 min read
Surprising Facts about Australia’s Constitution
Happy Constitution Day! To celebrate its birthday, here are some surprising facts about the Australian Constitution.
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Survive Law
Feb 19, 20142 min read
High Court of Agreement: Dissents Decline in 2013
The High Court of Australia’s new composition led to renewed consensus between the justices in 2013, a new study has found. The report The H
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Survive Law
Oct 1, 20131 min read
Court on Camera: High Court to Film Proceedings
Grab the popcorn and clear your weekend. From today the High Court of Australia will film proceedings and publish the recordings online. All
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Survive Law
Sep 1, 20133 min read
Working Hardly: Hilarious things said in Court
We’ve scoured the Internet and found some of the most hilarious, dry, witty and bizarre courtroom conversations. Enjoy! Mr. Wilson: The Magn
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Survive Law
Aug 2, 20131 min read
Melbourne Uni Launches High Court Blog
The decisions of the High Court of Australia are the focus of a new blog created by the University of Melbourne’s law faculty. Inspired by s
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Survive Law
Jul 3, 20132 min read
Surprising Facts about Australia’s High Court Justices
Australia’s High Court Judges have an amazing array of qualifications, combined with stellar careers at the bar and in other judicial posts.
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Survive Law
Dec 8, 20122 min read
One to 100: Sharing the Commonwealth Law Reports
Law students are all too familiar with the tedium of photocopying page after page of resources in the law library. But imagine if your task
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Survive Law
Feb 19, 20123 min read
My Jessup Journey: A Story of Survival
It has taken a while to get around to writing this post. You see, I have been in what you could call a ‘decompression’ phase. This decompres
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Wenee Yap
Feb 7, 20103 min read
I want your job: Interview with Retired High Court Justice Michael Kirby
Famed for his eloquence, formidable work ethic and progressive values, retired High Court Justice Michael Kirby is an iconoclast of his age.
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