A wife forged her husband's signature. The farm passed to strangers. The Privy Council let them keep it — and half the Torrens world still would.
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A judge reproduced a lawyer’s submissions almost word for word. Two Commonwealth traditions have quietly answered why that matters.
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One dreadful word on a front page. One careful court. How “allegedly” failed to save a newspaper.
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One judgment was ninety-four per cent copy-paste. How the keyboard killed judicial thought — and how to revive it.
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There is a disease at the Bar. The sufferer opens his mouth. He cannot stop.
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Malaysia and India still let a spoken word cost you your house. Guarantee law has always adapted — so why is theirs frozen in 1872?
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Get some facts wrong, and the law may still shield you. Here is every defence a journalist has.
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A family can pay, and wants to pay — so why are they forbidden to?
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Before using trust money for a lawsuit, a careful trustee asks the court first.
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Can an insurer dodge its own policy by clever wording? Part two examines the 'employee exception' that insurers insert into motor policies.
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