Strictly Obiter
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Going on a frolic of his own. Distinguished Fellow at the Robert Muldoon Centre for Constitutional Law. Please send all complaints c/- Rt Hon Dame Helen Winkelmann GNZM Supreme Court of New Zealand 85 Lambton Quay Wellington
Not in favour of protests at people's houses, but throwback to a 2013 protest at the Solicitor-General's house (he's the one in the middle).
This isn't the quote I went after, but it is a collateral benefit of noodling about reading the cases and spending some time in the library. What a classic!
Most judges, crafting an opening: time for a zinger-on-wry. Gwyn J, crafting an opening: the ageless terrors of the deep are not for land-bound mortals to know. Environmental Law Initiative v Minister for Oceans and Fisheries [2026] NZHC 1887.
You can’t begin the promo post “Standing together” if two of you are sitting!
Nicoll v Police [2026] NZHC 1781 an interesting discussion about tailoring sentences to avoid/invoke parole consequences - eg a sentence of two years and one day. But also noteworthy for this line from Johnstone J.
As an Otago Law student I took exams in tax, international law, and intellectual property. I wasn’t enrolled in the subjects. They were just the exam papers that turned up.
Chat, is it a good sign when Police name their investigation after you?
When you're not totally sure where the word "largely" is meant to go in the sentence.
Love it when people in real life communicate like people in law exam questions. Southern Farms NZ Ltd v Winton Stock Feed Ltd [2026] NZCA 212
Some sly square-bracketsing of the Attorney-General's description of his work experience by LawNews lololol lawnews.nz/administrati...
A company created to own and manage a farm: Fifty Shades of Hay Limited.
It turns out that the cripplingly expensive cat food we buy our spoiled cat costs that much because they have to pay Stephen Hunter KC.