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Category: Judicial Quotations
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Perre v Apand
And in some other cases, no doubt, so do the people who read or are forced to read them (Companhia de Mocambique v British South Africa Co is one that comes to mind). GLEESON CJ: There are some cases where people who write headnotes deserve a medal, Perre v Apand [(1999) 198 CLR 180] is… Read more →
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Wuss
KIRBY J: What is a wuss? MR P J HANKS QC: I think in Victoria it is a wooz. KIRBY J: What is it? McHUGH J: It is you when you drink only one glass of beer. KIRBY J: I would not fall out of the window. … CALLINAN J: This is real Clint Eastwood,… Read more →
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Hammered
An old classic. CALLINAN J: Mr Jackson, it seems to me that clearly the people at the party, including Ms Joslyn and Mr Berryman, went out with the intention of getting drunk. MR D F JACKSON QC: It would be a big night, your Honour, big night. CALLINAN J: With the intention of getting drunk… Read more →
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Coathangers
Whether genuine transcript or satire is unclear, but The Independent carries a report of cross-examination in a case described only as R v Chrysler, where the accused was alleged to have stolen approximately 40,000 coathangers from various hotels round the world. But what happens when the witness runs rings around the cross-examiner? Counsel: Now, Mr… Read more →