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Re: Judges go shopping too lol No it's just that everytime I see one of these extracts somewhere (Bar News, Justinian, etc.) I save it. Occassionally I come across humorous things when I read random transcripts myself (good for picking up appropriate mode of expression, as well as great...

Re: Judges go shopping too Yes, that little gem has been posted before ;) I have a little collection going: http://members.iinet.net.au/~cgmhome/interalia/

Meh, it goes without saying :cool:

Well it's not just a matter of interpretation. A quote is useful as an aid or punch to a longer comment. By itself, it may serve to point out an issue but it doesn't deal with it in much detail. Plainly put, it doesn't do an argument justice to simply throw little quotes around.

At a superficial level and at the layperson level perhaps. But not at the level of a practicing lawyer in that field, which is where it matters. And yet here we have an extremely knowledgeable lecturer in property law criticising the language of property law. Let's assume that Gummow is a hard...

Well, with respect, I wouldn't agree entirely with that. I don't think Butt is at all proposing to dumb down decisions - nor would the results be such should his suggestions be implemented. He is merely rallying for clarity with messy language. There is a marked difference between Gleeson and...

Manchester Diocesan Council for Education v. Commercial & General Investments Ltd [1970] 1 W.L.R. 241, at pp. 245, 246, per Buckley J: "Where, however, the offeror has prescribed a particular method of acceptance, but not in terms insisting that only acceptance in that mode shall be binding, I...

No I don't think that is the case. Yes, an offeror can prescribe the method of acceptance. However where there is no express or implied intention to make the method exclusive, an alternative method of acceptance which is as prompt, and no less advantageous to the offeror than the stated manner...

Ah yes, Peter Butt. His books on Land Law are a delight to read for their fluidity and clarity. And in defence of the judiciary, while some may fit those labels, our Chief Justice writes extremely clearly thankyou!

Re: counter offers This is my understanding of the situation: Clearly, in this case A makes an offer, B makes a counter-offer, and A either rejects or accepts that counter-offer. If A accepts, then the terms are that B will continue to work for A, that B will work an extra day, that B will be...

I love coming up with titles. 99% of the time I come up with it only after the story is finished, so as to reflect the underlying theme.

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I don't have the means to nut out a full argument here but I'll throw in a few things that could be worth thinking about (or preparing a response to for elections). I hope this is some consolation for your current NCAP boredom. On that point, the government is supposed to make decisions and laws...

This is fantastic news! Thanks for that Generator.

Bitching about different faculties is pretty pointless. Science, Law, Commerce, Engineering, IT, Medicine, and dare I say, Arts, are all important and are all useful.

This argument has very limited point and is much too easy. If you are going to make an argument you should at least make it challenging! I'm off indefinitely to apply my mind to something more useful.

First, that's another fallacy called tu quoque. Second, what lawyers sometimes do is undermine a witness' credibility. This is often not an ad hominem fallacy because they are not attacking the argument, rather the source of evidence itself - the person's testimony. That wasn't me. Just...

Re: New UNSW Law building My apologies.

Re: New UNSW Law building If that were the case, you should demonstrate why. That is a lot more persuassive than saying "you're wrong." Ad hominem arguments again.

Your qualms are with the practice of some lawyers and some laws that are or have been in force. In recent times these are bad, albeit relatively petty things, which society has tried to smooth out. Law reform is ongoing and many organisations exist towards the advancement of justice, in order...