Episode 25 – Contracts
Contracts are at the heart of our economic system. They are also dear to the hearts of many lawyers, who see contract law as embodying … Read more
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Episode 17 – Native Title and the Case of Eddie Mabo
All legal systems of previously colonised countries have grappled with the contest between land rights for the original peoples of those countries and the claims … Read more
Episode 16 – It’s Mine, not Yours! Property Law in Context
You might think the idea of property is straightforward. In a way, it is. Almost anything tangible and many things intangible are capable of being … Read more
Episode 15 – Prove It! How persuaded must we be in law?
It’s well known that for someone to be found guilty of a crime, the decision-maker must be persuaded “beyond a reasonable doubt”. This is the … Read more
Equity and the Sad Case of Mr Stubbings
In this episode we look at the body of judge-made law called Equity, which emerged in England as a separate body of case law from … Read more
What is “the common law”?
We keep hearing about “the common law”, but what exactly is it? In this episode, we look at three separate meanings. First, the common … Read more
Episode 5 – The Jury
Juries make for great books and movies, but what really is their role in the adversarial system? Do they lead to fair decisions? Are they … Read more