Recent content by ManlyChief

Oh, toots, I wasn't dissin' Kirby's intellectual rigour. But I don't think he's worth the place of Ueber Judge that so many of my "I want to be a human rights lawyer" colleagues assign to him. And, if Dixon the Great is being brought into the frame, then he must win, hands down. And now...

Oh dear, are you a Kriby tragic, MS ? What a pity, the high esteem in which I have heretofore held you wanes a little at that news ... but fear not, you are still up there ...

Well howdie Ladies and Gents! Long time no post! :) The rigours of my thesis writing/researching/procrastination have left my days without so much as the time to itch. So, why, I hear you clamour, do I post now? Well, I didn't know if anyone else had mentioned it, and I thought some...

No, you don't look stupid ... you only sound stupid ;) Just kidding, seriously. :)

Yay! What a glorious idea - here are my favourite law books ... NB - the last one on the right on the bottom shelf is actually my copy of Rumpole of the Bailey, which, while I accept is not a standard text, is - I think - a valuable guide to litigation and bar practice :)

I think you should do psychology at USyd because the student population affords such a plethora of potential subjects for analysis. You never know, in converstion with a USyd student when I WANT TO SLEEP WITH MY MOTHER he will make a tell-tale Freudian slip ... Analyse that. Hugs and a...

How do you know that the bell cure is not used? That is, does the official marking policies of the institution prohibit the scaling of marks to fit into pre-determined statistical models, or do the policies just not mention it? It's all very interesting, and I'd like to know more. On another...

I used Cases on Torts since one of the editors was my seminar instructor (he was lovely, the best one I've ever had) but I found Luntz & Hambly's Torts: Cases and Commentary more informative. :)

On the point of the utility of legal dictionaries, I love my legal dictionary. It not only defines terms, but, far more importantly, provides references to cases, that, at a quick glance can quickly jog my memory. In my FedCon exam, I was prompted to the correct answer twice by referring to my...

Oh, but Pwar, I dislike the LPAB not because of it being more independent, tougher etc, but, rather, in spite of these characteristics. Were the more support for students in the programme, it would be great; but in its current form, I cannot love it. I simply can't.

On a related topic ... The thought of having a crminial justice system staffed wholly of dedicated 'prosecutors' and 'defence' lawyers makes sad. Any system that reflects the US justice system's career prosecutor (in the person of the DA) v career defender antagonism I think would be obscene...

Interestingly, at a Careers Advisers' conference at the USyd last Friday our Dean of Law and his aide both agreed that the LPAB Dip is a very, very tough programme and lacks much of the academic and pastoral support of a degree programme. The Dean also commented that studies had shown that...

If you have a clash, your timtable will say: "CLASH" ... It's quite advanced in that respect :) Also, should that system fail, you will the little square on the timetable allocated to each hour will actually have two classes in it - thus you will know that you have a clash. For those who have...

Sometimes I get the impression that at my uni it is. :) We do need something fun to lighten up the serious-sandstone look ...

oh, yes you get a hug! :) HUG :) HUG :) HUG :) HUG :) HUG :) HUG :) ! love, MC