A student’s lament
[caption id="attachment_19809" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Rose Ashton-Weir and her mum"][/caption] The twitterverse erupted in response to this story in yesterday's papers about a student suing her...
A debtor’s morality
After I posted a comment on Ken's recent post about swimmer Nick D'Arcy and his decision to file a debtor's petition in bankruptcy, he graciously...
James Hardie – legal responsibility and corporate morality
I have been observing with interest the latest news that ASIC has commenced action against the directors of James Hardie Industries for breaches of the...
Jihad Jack and the rule of law
Peter Faris today expands his defence of the anti-terrorism laws under which Jack Thomas has been subjected to a control order. He frames this...
Of laws and populism
Yesterday's Crikey mail included a comment by Michael Pascoe about the seemingly endless stories about corporate shonks being able to retain profits from their dodgy...
Introduction
Long time reader, first time poster. Ken has kindly invited me to join the exalted ranks of posters at Club Troppo, so I thought...