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When court filing really is a matter of life and death

August 19, 2009 – 12:33 pm

I’ve said before that I’m not so good with dates. That’s a real problem when you are a litigator, and I found I had to be absolutely scrupulous with diarising dates for filing court documents. Still, even when one misses a date, the mistake can usually be fixed — it’s not a matter of life [...]

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Trouble in Fiji

April 18, 2009 – 11:02 pm

They say that a week is a long time in politics, but sometimes the whole state of a nation can change in a remarkably short amount of time. Recent events in Fiji prove the point. Even knowing where to begin the story is difficult. Put shortly, last week, the Fijian Court of Appeal ruled that [...]

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Elect a new people

April 7, 2009 – 5:27 pm

Over at LP, Paul Norton outlines some more research indicating that people do best when they have more control over their own lives, with a particular emphasis on heath outcomes. Who knew? No, I’m not being nasty, but this has been one of the most solid findings in social science, and for quite some time. [...]

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