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  A moving encomium for an old viper

  Evan Whitton Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen debauched every institution of state, including the judiciary. He adopted Sir Robin Askin’s philosophy: “We’re in the...

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  War on Terror hobgoblin

  Evan Whitton Our justice system is ill equipped to handle the War on Terror The Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports and...

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  Legal eagles hover above the law

  Evan Whitton, in his new book, Serial Liars asks why barristers still can’t be sued for negligence? Is the learned profession just...

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  Bastard offspring

  Evan Whitton The “Christie” claptrap and its bastard offspring The rise and rise of the inscrutable discretions used by trial judges to...

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  Justice is perverted

  Evan Whitton says … Freedom Rider Spigelman should blaze a trail with juries CHIEF Justice (NSW) Jim Spigelman, 59, (pictured above) has...

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  Diminished responsibility

  Evan Whitton on … Joe Cinque’s death, diminished responsibility and the moral compass TO THE untutored eye, elements of premeditation and deliberation...

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  The Holy American Emperor

  Evan Whitton’s … Treatise on torture The current Holy American Emperor appears to enjoy an absolutely first rate 13th century mind. His...

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  Silence, in court

  Evan Whitton recommends … A fitting end for Justice McHuge’s lap of honour AFTER 16 glorious years in the hermitage, the Hon....

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  Encore la monnaie!

  Evan Whitton pleads for an end to paper pleadingsI SEE by this authoritative organ (November 26, 2004) that Acting Justice Brownie Points,...

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  Double jeopardy, boil and bubble

  Evan Whitton The horse has bolted — pig’s arse to that, writes Evan Whitton …THIS [double jeopardy rule] is one of the...