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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

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Strictly Obiter @strictlyobiter.bsky.social · 1d

I have been working quietly from an office in a courthouse this week and the judges’ PA gave me this jar of homemade lemon curd because I’ve been a “polite young man”.

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Strictly Obiter @strictlyobiter.bsky.social · 1d

Fine, you got me.

Eddie Clark @dreddieclark.bsky.social · 1d

Sure is easier to write unsourced, unfootnoted, sketchily reasoned blog posts than conference papers you'll be challenged on by your peers, let alone peer reviewed articles.

But I don't think you can argue you're engaged remotely in scholarship if posting's your only output. Reckons aren't research

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Gabriel Flynn @gabrielflynn.bsky.social · 2d

pro writing tip: always start the day by addressing a minor administrative task so that you’re in a bad mood when you begin your actual work

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Strictly Obiter @strictlyobiter.bsky.social · 4d

“How do you find the defendant: guilty or not guilty?”

“Guilty.”

“And is that the unanimous view of you all?”

“Yes, your Honour. Eight of us aren’t going to stand for it and four us won’t take it sitting down.”

Strictly Obiter @strictlyobiter.bsky.social · 4d

A rare trip behind the scenes in a regional courthouse today, including a jury room that only had eight chairs.

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Strictly Obiter @strictlyobiter.bsky.social · 4d

A rare trip behind the scenes in a regional courthouse today, including a jury room that only had eight chairs.

Strictly Obiter @strictlyobiter.bsky.social · 7d

Can confirm. Looked at the KC appointments and thought that's pretty rich.

Strictly Obiter @strictlyobiter.bsky.social · 7d

I think you should all read Payne v Thomas [2025] NZHC 2864 then be kind to someone on the other side today. It's tough out there.

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Strictly Obiter @strictlyobiter.bsky.social · 8d

Alas my knowledge of everything is only surface level - sufficient to make one nice pun, but insufficient to engage in any follow up.

Strictly Obiter @strictlyobiter.bsky.social · 8d

Law is a strong and slow BORA-ing of hard boards.

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Strictly Obiter @strictlyobiter.bsky.social · 9d

*extremely Guy Ritchie movie voice* Little Hen wants its money.

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Strictly Obiter @strictlyobiter.bsky.social · 9d

Their petting weighed more than seven kilograms.

Strictly Obiter @strictlyobiter.bsky.social · 10d

Strong cancelling RNZ Concert is a breach of the Bill of Rights Act vibes.

Strictly Obiter @strictlyobiter.bsky.social · 11d

Now that I can no longer go on about wanting the new KCs list to be released, I am reverting to going on about wanting my CA judgment to be released.

Strictly Obiter @strictlyobiter.bsky.social · 11d

George Carlin’s The 70,000 Words You Can’t Say On Television In Riyadh.

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pöst-scött @buzzandhum.bsky.social · 12d

I somehow doubt this

An autoreply from the office of Winston Peters, Foreign Affairs Minister, that says "Minister Peters considers all correspondence important and appreciates you taking the time to write."

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Strictly Obiter @strictlyobiter.bsky.social · 12d

An art column in LawTalk called Paul Wicks' Wall Picks.

Strictly Obiter @strictlyobiter.bsky.social · 12d

I don’t think that geographic representation ought to be a thing with silk appointments but it is *wild* to me that the government and the Law Society couldn’t find one (1) person from the South Island.

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Strictly Obiter @strictlyobiter.bsky.social · 12d

Sir William Young to play Riyadh Comedy Festival.

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Strictly Obiter @strictlyobiter.bsky.social · 14d

Please ignore the stray apostrophe in the original tweet. It's Friday :(

Strictly Obiter @strictlyobiter.bsky.social · 14d

Including the lovely line "I doubt whether this side of heaven he will ever come to accept his part in the collapse of this subdivision development."

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Strictly Obiter @strictlyobiter.bsky.social · 14d

A treat for fans of judge's making devastating credibility findings. Becroft J in Green & McCahill Holdings Ltd v Williams & Ors [2025] NZHC 2581 at [88]-[121]. Simply too many paragraphs to screenshot.

www.courtsofnz.govt.nz/assets/cases...

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Strictly Obiter @strictlyobiter.bsky.social · 14d

Pretty cool to recognise the work of a great Parliamentary Counsel, I think.

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Strictly Obiter @strictlyobiter.bsky.social · 14d

Made a submission to the Law Society consultation on potential amendments to the disciplinary framework of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006 that started from the controversial position that the Law Society are not a bunch of freedom-hating baddies.

Strictly Obiter @strictlyobiter.bsky.social · 15d

Lol this profession can't keep a secret to save its life.

Strictly Obiter @strictlyobiter.bsky.social · 21d

Tapping the sign.

Strictly Obiter @strictlyobiter.bsky.social · Sep 4

KC announcements when????