Lionel Wirth

Commercial barrister at the Victorian Bar

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@andrewprobyn Execute “execute”

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@RealOxfordComma Not a style choice. An error.

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@NFL_DovKleiman To be fair, it is a bit weird that the governing body of gridiron has “football” in the name

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@crimlawuk Would judge-alone trials at the election of the accused be acceptable?

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@GregLucas07 It always was

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@DominicVillaSC What’s the practical difference between that and having an associate type a first draft, and why does the use of AI but not the use of an associate require disclosure in the reasons?

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@ProsecutorsPod What a sad indictment on the “independent” judiciary over there.

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@jeremy_gans @HighCourtofAus Was the prosecution aware of her account of bingeing and purging after the lunch? I thought that came as a surprise to everyone when she gave evidence.

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@StephenWarne A salutary lesson in exercising precision - pleaders should be clear as to whether they are invoking the ACL (Cth) or (Vic). Identifying the schedule does not identify the law of a particular jurisdiction being invoked.

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@jeremy_gans In VCAT, the rules of evidence don’t apply and it can inform itself as it sees fit. In the absence of any dispute about a translation, I’d expect a certified translation to suffice, but if need be you can call the translator.

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@jeremy_gans I’ve run plenty of cases involving documents, including contracts, that are not in English. Typically, you get a certified translation and, if in a court, serve a notice to admit before trial that it is a fair and accurate translation.

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@rwillingham Straight out of Yes, Minister 🙁

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@defense_diaries Any idea what the closed hearing from 28 July to 1 August is about?

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@jeremy_gans @HighCourtofAus Yes, gossip. Poor journalism. But contract law isn’t boring!

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@JRNHeadlines This sport has an awful habit of self-sabotage

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@danilic @MayneReport First the Libs split. The conservative wing merges with the Nationals to form a federal LNP. The rest woo as many of the independents as they can. When Libs/LNP collectively have the seats after an election, there will be only a Lib minority government with confidence from LNP.

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@BarristerSecret @Ofcom @IsabelOakeshott Populism infecting all corners of public discourse

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@DawnBauer1111 @guinnessstache @truecrimegarage To convict, the jury must find the circumstances exclude any reasonable hypothesis other than the guilt of the accused. If an inference or hypothesis consistent with innocence is open on the evidence, the jury must give the accused the benefit of the doubt and acquit.

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@3AW693 Who?

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@chriskaias Watch a proper code of football ⚽️