Owen Dixon Society eJournal

Sir Walter Campbell ‐ Judge, CJ, and University Chancellor

Geoff Barlow et al. — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 19:12:01 PDT

This is the second of three articles on the life and work of Sir Walter Campbell, Queensland jurist and Governor. This article examines Walter Campbell’s broad‐ranging contribution to public administration, his long standing interest and involvement in the education sector and his career at the bar and on the bench.

From Parker v Parker to Pirate Kings: The legacy of Lord Denning - A toast

Katie Allan — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 19:43:19 PST

Extract:

The Denning Society was founded by our esteemed Patron, Jim Corkery. Spurred on by Bond’s courtroom successes ‐ such as Bond’s 2005‐6 Philip C Jessup International Law Mooting team in Washington ‐ Jim, ever the visionary, recognized the need for an annual gathering to celebrate both the contribution of Lord Denning to the law and shared experiences of advocacy.

Sir Walter Campbell: Queensland Govenor and his role in Premier Joh Bjelke-Petersen's resignation, 1987

Geoff Barlow et al. — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 19:39:00 PST

This is the first of three articles on the life and work of Sir Walter Campbell, Queensland jurist and Governor. This first article traverses Walter Campbell’s youth, academic training and early professional life, before embarking on a detailed discussion of the 1987 resignation of Premier Joh Bjelke-Petersen and Governor Campbell’s part in it.

Sir Owen Dixon

Gerard Carney et al. — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 19:07:50 PST

Extract:

Sir Owen Dixon was born on 28 April 1886 in Melbourne, Australia. His father, Joseph William Dixon, was a barrister, who ceased practising at the Bar after losing his hearing as a result of a train crash. The only son was strongly influenced by his father and they often discussed legal matters as the younger man’s career developed.

The birthright of Englishmen

B. H. McPherson — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 19:00:00 PST

Extract:

From the first settlement in Virginia in 1607 until the retrocession of Hong Kong in 1997, the British overseas empire spanned just 10 years short of four centuries. It is remarkable that it was only in the last quarter of that period of four hundred years that British governments first adopted a systematic policy of extending English law to the colonies and possessions under their control.

Toast to the Honourable Roddy Meagher QC

Paul Gerber — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 18:51:34 PST

Extract:

Judge-bashing has become fashionable ever since Roddy published his famous book – Portraits on Yellow Pages. High Court judges, who previously rarely featured on the front pages of newspapers, are suddenly photographed gazing rapturously at tapestries in Medici palaces, sightseeing in Florence, shopping along the Ponto Vecchio, and learning such essential Italian phrases as part of their tax deductible professional education as: “Wine list”, “A table for two”, “Do you take credit cards?” and “Vorri sapere se hai il libro mostrato su pagine gialeo, par Signor Roderigo Meeager?”, being the Italian title of Roddy’s famous book.

Justice Albert Bathurst Piddington

Peter J. Short — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 18:46:07 PST

Extract:

I will speak about the controversy surrounding the appointment of Albert Piddington to the High Court on 6 March 1913, followed by his resignation on 24 March 1913. He died 32 years later after an interesting career in Politics, or Industrial Tribunals, and on the fringes of law. The High Court in its 91 year history has had 9 Chief Justices and 35 Justices. None have been quite so extraordinary as the 7th appointment, Albert Bathurst Piddington.