Not Just a Lawyer

Content warning: sexual assault. Acknowledgment of Country and of Reconciliation Week. Primer on NSW consent law. Primer on expert and NSW Bar Association response, as well as Australian Lawyers Alliance response. Restorative justice. My own views! Lifeline 131114.

Acknowledgement of Country. A primer for people who have heard the names Witness K and Bernard Collaery, and want to know more. Open justice and rule of law also discussed.

Content warning: discrimination and non-consensual medical procedures. Acknowledgement of Country. Happy IDAHOBIT Day! Some education for everyday folks about the Darlington Statement. Please see ihra.org.au for the full text. With thanks to A Gender Agenda (and Cody in particular) for their work on this issue. Lifeline is there on 131114 if any of this content causes you concern.

Acknowledgement of Country. In Australia, do we have freedom of speech? No? Oh, ok. Well, we have an implied freedom of political communication, right? Yep. So why can politicians sue for defamation? FIND OUT HERE!

Acknowledgement of Country. A day in the life of a boutique law firm’s trust account? Yes, please!

Acknowledgement of Country. 3 short, sharp things! Regular episode coming this Wednesday!

Acknowledgement of Country. Personal reflection on my appearance (for a client) in the Galambany Circle Sentencing Court in April 2021.

Acknowledgment of Country. Hey there! Here’s the High Court of Australia stating something obvious, but important. Married people will especially want to tune in.

Acknowledgement of Country. Lawyers primarily look at sexual harassment as a professional conduct issue. But should we be looking at it as a workplace health and safety issue?

Acknowledgement of Country. What the heck is a penumbral duty? How does this relate to a retainer? What does this mean for clients? What does this mean for solicitors? Feel free to go back to Season 1, Episode 19 for a refresher on what a retainer is!

Happy TRANS DAY OF VISIBILITY aka TDOV! Acknowledgment of Country. Some breaking news about honorifics in the ACT Courts!

CONTENT WARNING: sexual harassment, sexual assault and suicide. Acknowledgment of Country. If you want to know more about what kinds of enquiries might be appropriate in relation to Australia’s Commonwealth Attorney-General, I recommend The Wigs. https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-wigs/id1478979953?i=1000513868626 If, like me, you feel sad and exhausted by all of the sexual harassment and s...

Hello! Acknowledgement of Country. Do you want to hear about an excellent lawyer, with a high-level disability? Then you NEED to hear all about Natalie Wade. She is a very cool human. Listen to her talk to the ListenAble podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/listenable/id1500522289?i=1000488281102

Sometimes, you have a good day. Sometimes, you have a bad day. Acknowledgement of Country. An account of one day, when being a professional, quite frankly, was a trial.

A free, online wellbeing resource for lawyers (and everyone!). Acknowledgement of Country. Check out “The Resilient Lawyer: A Manual for Staying Well @ Work” by Robyn Bradey.

Acknowledgement of Country. Warning that this podcast uses the name of a deceased Yorta Yorta Aboriginal woman. What has Victoria decided to do about the criminal offence of public drunkenness? Effect of unconscious bias and actual racism on public drunkenness perceptions and policing. Lived experience of Victorian MP, Yorta Yorta woman Ms Sheena Watt.

Content warning: sexual assault. Lifeline: 13 11 14. Canberra Rape Crisis Centre 02 6247 2525. Acknowledgement of Country. Discussion of calls for positive consent laws, and ACT government commitment to explore a positive consent standard. Discussion of 2 laws enshrining positive consent. Explanation of key current defence to sexual assaults in many cases: mistake as to consent. Please engage in p...

A short and sweet episode. Acknowledgment of Country. Springboarding from Feel Good Feb (feelgoodfeb.org) & random acts of kindness into the ultimate power move: RADICAL ACTS OF KINDNESS!

Acknowledgement of Country. What is this magnificent beast? Where can I find it? Who is it for?

Acknowledgement of Country. On 26 January 2021, please listen and reflect as I read the recommendations made in 1991 by the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody (RCIADIC).

Acknowledgment of Country. Do you or someone you know need help with a consumer law issue - like debt, your mortgage, insurance, banking or bankruptcy? Are you or is someone you know facing financial abuse? The Consumer Law Centre is one of Canberra’s fantastic community legal centres, and they are here to help! Call them on 02 6143 0044 or find them at carefcs.org on the web.

Acknowledgement of Country. Treason is in the news. But what is treason in Australian Law?

Acknowledgement of Country. Busy brains and the benefits of silence! But you will have to read the book, because it delves into what silence means, and it’s not just the absence of sound!

Acknowledgement of Country. This case pushed the issue of Victoria’s most infamous police informer out of the shadows.

Acknowledgment of Country. Sadly, no John Farnham songs here. Instead, hear about how Ms Gobbo’s conduct affected her clients and the Victorian criminal justice system more broadly.