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Category Archives: Australia

Cultural differences in drafting pleadings

Tuesday, March 20, 2007

It is convention in Victoria to use plain English, be concise, and even be nice when drafting letters. In contrast, the ones I’ve seen in Singapore tend to be “aggressive”, and not a few use legalese extensively.

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Fruity Dominance

Friday, November 24, 2006

The weather is gorgeous here today in Melbourne, and I took a walk down Swanston Street (this street runs down the center of Melbourne CBD). Out of every 10 people I saw, at least 5 had earphones on. Every pair of those earphones were in signature white.

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When Kirby and Callinan agree

Wednesday, November 15, 2006

Justice Michael Kirby is supposed to be the most liberal judge on the High Court of Australia. Justice Ian Callinan is, some would say, the most consistently conservative judge on the High Court of Australia. When they are the only two dissenters and are in agreement, you know that there is something wrong with the [...]

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Not just archaic, medieval

Wednesday, November 8, 2006

(Disclaimer: I am not a lawyer, and even if I do become one eventually the area of law which I have the best understanding of is NOT criminal law.)
So the Penal Code is undergoing some changes, going to be updated for modern times. Given that my training in criminal law is under the Victorian Crimes [...]

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Ballroom

Tuesday, September 13, 2005

The men were ok, but the women were gorgeous. There’s just something hypnotically pulse-racing about the shimmering sheen of sweat on their skins as they move to the music

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