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Vale: Sandra Day O’Connor (1930-2023)

Justice Sandra Day O’Connor – the first woman appointed to the United States Supreme Court – died on 1 December 2023. In 1981 President Ronald Reagan nominated her for appointment, fulfilling a ...

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From the Editor

As we approach the end of 2023, many of us – mentally – are still in June or July. Perhaps I speak only for the Hearsay editorial staff. Each quarterly issue of Hearsay rolls around with see...

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Issue 93: Sep 2023

Ethics of Lawyer Participation in Drafting of Expert Reports

A number of recent decisions canvass the ethical obligations of, and constraints upon, lawyers who find themselves assisting an expert – sometimes at their request and sometimes by necessity to get ...

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From The Editor

From the Editor

Thanks to all who have contributed to this issue of your online journal Hearsay. The Hon George Brandis KC makes apt comments concerning the stellar careers of the soon to retire Chief Justice Susan K...

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“Archie 100” – the Exhibition and the Litigation

The Prize The Archibald Prize (Prize) is the most prestigious portrait prize in Australia. Since 2015 the Prize award has been $100,000. The Prize was first awarded in 1921, upon a trust bequest...

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Issue 92: Jun 2023

Tina Turner – Simply the Best!

Music diva, Tina Turner, died on 24 May 2023, aged 83. It is reported she had a stroke in recent years and was struggling with kidney disease and other illnesses. Prior to her death, she had live...

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From the Editor

The difficulty with ‘starting high’! We referred to our first edition as editorial team in June 2022 as a “bumper issue”. A year later and Hearsay is positively bursting at the seams. The edit...

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Witness Training – Ethical Preparation or Unethical Coaching?

Introduction My over-arching answer to the question posed by the title of this article is the occasional unsatisfactory barrister’s response: “That depends!” Formal pre-trial witness...

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Issue 91: Mar 2023

Song – Universal Soldier

Sixty years ago Canadian singer-songwriter Buffy Sainte-Marie (born 1941) wrote the anti-war song “Universal Soldier”. It was first released, as a single, by The Highwaymen in September 19...

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Issue 91: Mar 2023

Song – Four Strong Winds

Also 60 years ago, another Canadian singer-songwriter Ian Tyson (1933-2022) penned and performed “Four Strong Winds”. He wrote it in 1962 – he claimed it was the first song he wrote and ...

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