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VICTORIAN Interview with Victoria's New DPP, Kerri Judd 163 VICTORIAN BAR NEWS BAR VICTORIAN ISSUE 163 WINTER 2018 P J Booth on the VICTORIAN art of charcuterie 2018 Victorian BAR Bar Dinner NEWS Marriage Law Postal Survey by Kathleen Foley The Rule of Law Our interview with President Maxwell AC WINTER 2018 163 Interview with Victoria’s new DPP, Kerri Judd YOUR MEMBER BENEFITS 1300 119 493 #1DB1D1 #25313A C 72 | M 8 | Y 13 | K 0 C 81 | M 67 | Y 55 | K 55 YOU DESERVE TO BE REWARDED DISCOUNTED THEME PARK DISCOUNTED DISCOUNTED DISCOUNTED MAGAZINE As a member of The Victorian Bar you have access to many discounted AND ATTRACTION TICKETS GIFT CARDS MOVIE TICKETS SUBSCRIPTIONS personal and lifestyle benefits that are generally not available to the public. These include prestige vehicle corporate programs, a car buying service, travel, accommodation, electrical goods, white goods, gift cards, car rental, health & beauty and many more. Enjoy the many benefits of our Corporate Programme*. 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Editorial What does it mean 7 42 Interview with Kerri Judd QC, to be a barrister? Director of Public Prosecutions THE EDITORS CAMPBELL THOMSON AND Letters to the editors 9 ANNETTE CHARAK 10 Interview with Dr Matt Collins QC 46 Marriage Law Postal Survey NATALIE HICKEY AND JUSTIN WHEELAHAN KATHLEEN FOLEY Around town 50 Authorised law reporting — Opening of the Legal Year 16 up to the challenge 10 JUSTICE CAMERON MACAULAY VBN What is the collective noun 19 52 Lost in transcription: for a group of past Victorian covert recordings Bar Presidents? PETER R A GRAY VBN 54 Acronyms, ‘pre’ and ‘post’ Junior Bar Conference 2018 20 nominals et al CATHERINE DERMODY DR BRYAN KEON-COHEN AM QC, PH D (MON), LLM, LLB, BA (MELB) DIP ED (MON) Bar v. LIV annual cricket match 22 DUGALD MCWILLIAMS 57 Cliché corner PETER HEEREY Opening of Levels 19 & 20 24 Aickin Chambers Back of the Lift DANIEL BRIGGS 8 60 Adjourned Sine Die Ross Gillies QC 26 62 Silence all stand Portrait Unveiling 68 Transitions SIOBHÁN RYAN 68 Vale 2018 Victorian Bar Dinner 28 VBN 42 74 Victorian Bar Readers Victorian Bar Foundation 32 Boilerplate Student Achivement Award 75 A bit about words and Mentoring Program JULIAN BURNSIDE GEORGIE COLEMAN 77 Red Bag, Blue Bag CIArb Australia autumn events 35 81 How this gringa traveled solo and VBN avoided bad hombres in Mexico Help us reach more Australian schools than ever The Bar’s new conduct 36 JENNIFER BATROUNEY policies and procedures 84 Lord Howe Island: A simpler, before by supporting The Players. for lodging a grievance sunnier choice DANIEL NGUYEN NATALIE HICKEY An invitation to join the Victorian 37 87 A charcuterie diary by P J Booth Golfing Lawyers Society NATALIE HICKEY CAROLINE PATERSON 88 90 Noshing in Noosa News and Views CAMPBELL THOMSON STUDENTS REACHED PRIMARY STUDENTS SECONDARY STUDENTS The rule of law and 38 92 Book reviews the Court of Appeal’s place in 94 Kids in Wigs an age of transparency NATALIE HICKEY AND JUSTIN WHEELAHAN HELP US TO INSPIRE AUSTRALIAN CHILDREN BELLSHAKESPEARE.COM.AU/SUPPORT ISSUE 163 WINTER 2018 VICTORIAN Editorial THE ART OF CHAMPAGNE SINCE 1836 BAR NEWS Editors: Natalie Hickey, Justin Wheelahan and Annette Charak. Victorian Bar News Editorial Committee: Natalie Hickey, Justin Wheelahan, Annette Charak (Editors), Maree Norton, (Deputy Editor), Georgina Schoff QC, Georgina Costello, Catherine Pierce, Brad Barr, Jesse Rudd, Campbell Thomson, Georgie Coleman, Justin Hooper, Denise Bennett, Amanda Utt and Sarah Harrison Gordon. Contributors: (In alphabetical order) Professor Kate Auty, Jennifer Batrouney QC, Daniel Briggs, Julian Burnside AO QC, Annette Charak, Georgie Coleman, Dr Matt Collins QC, Jennifer Cowen, the Hon Justice Jennifer VBN COMMITTEE: (Front row) Justin Wheelahan, Natalie Hickey and Sarah Harrison-Gordon. (Back row) Jesse Rudd Davies, Catherine Dermody, Rachel Doyle and Campbell Thomson. (Absent: Annette Charak, Georgina Schoff QC, Georgina Costello, Brad Barr, Justin Hooper, SC, Kathleen Foley, Peter Gray AM, Peter Georgina Coleman, Catherine Pierce, Maree Norton, Amanda Utt and Denise Bennett) Heerey AM QC, Natalie Hickey, Graeme Hill, Andrew Ingram, Dr Bryan Keon-Cohen AM QC, the Hon Justice Lasry AM, Lucinda What does it mean Longcroft, the Hon Justice Macaulay, David Martin, the Hon Justice Maxwell AC, the Hon to be a barrister? Justice McDonald, Dugald McWilliams, Trevor Monti QC, Daniel Nguyen, Caroline Paterson, Peter Rozen, Siobhan Ryan, David Shavin NATALIE HICKEY, JUSTIN WHEELAHAN, ANNETTE CHARAK, EDITORS QC, Carolyn Sparke QC, Patrick Tehan QC, Campbell Thomson, Minal Vohra SC, Eugene Wheelahan, Justin Wheelahan, Alex Wilson. f there is one word to describe what it means to be a barrister, Photo contributors: Peter Bongiorno, David Cook, Neil Prieto, Sarah Tee it would be “multifaceted”. During his opening remarks at the Victorian Bar Dinner held recently, Dr Matt Collins focused Publisher: The Victorian Bar Inc., Level 5, Owen Dixon Chambers, 205 William Street, on the word “independent”. Autonomy is, of course, a key Melbourne VIC 3000. Registration No. A characteristic of being a barrister. We are not beholden to an 0034304 S. employer. We can say what we think, and we are, in fact, paid The publication of Victorian Bar News may be to do just this. cited as (2018) 163 Vic. B.N. Opinions expressed Our independence is also central to our ethics and professional are not necessarily those of the Bar Council or obligations. We speak up about issues where appropriate, whether the Bar or of any person other than the author. individually or as a collective profession. Advertising: IThat said, if we are inappropriately unconstrained, what may be a positive All enquiries including request for advertising for us may not be so positive for others. rates to be sent to: We often disagree with each other. Barristers tend to be competitive and Sarah Harrison-Gordon The Victorian Bar Inc. love a debate. In fact, many us of have grown up thriving on disagreement Level 5, Owen Dixon Chambers around the dinner table. It is energizing and, dare we say, fun, to engage in a 205 William Street, Melbourne VIC 3000 battle of ideas. Tel: (03) 9225 7909 We love words and the nuances of the English language. Words are Email: [email protected] the building blocks of our advocacy and our conversation. Dissecting Illustrations, design and production: words, parsing collocations, and mining the rich seam of ambiguity in the Guy Shield and The Slattery Media Group; English language is part of what we do for work. For some of us, etymology www.slatterymedia.com is also a hobby. Contributions: Victorian Bar News welcomes We are known for our conviviality. Although we can be loners too. contributions to [email protected] We love travel, food and holidays. For some of us, we become immersed in these interests to the extent we have a second career. We explore these different dimensions of being a barrister in this Issue of Bar News. President Maxwell’s insights into the rule of law and the Court of Appeal in an age of transparency provides a refresher in elementary jurisprudence. The VBN 7 visuel pommery FLEUR 270 x 205.indd 1 30/07/13 12:08 TO THE Letters Editors editorial President’s article will put us into a much more confident The Verbatim column has also returned, by popular demand. VERBATIM position next time we are challenged on the meaning of ‘the Bar News also supports the idea that it’s never too soon rule of law’ at a dinner party.
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