Interesting articles, speeches and podcasts
Fri Jul 31 2020Bostock v Clayton County and a tribute to William Ah Ket - The Wigs podcast - Emmanuel Kerkyasharian, Felicity Graham, Stephen Lawrence and Jim Minns discuss the US Supreme Court decision Bostock v Clayton County, Georgia, Supreme Court of the United States, Slip Opinion, No. 17–1618. Argued October 8, 2019—Decided June 15, 2020 where a US man was fired for "conduct unbecoming a county employee" and profile William Ah Ket
Is the constitutional injunction 'ordinary'? Smethurst v Commissioner of Police by Jason N E Varuhas on Opinions on High High Court Blog - considers Smethurst v Commissioner of Police [2020] HCA 14
Law Report (ABC) for 28 July presented by Damien Carrick - Queensland parliament to vote on legalising Torres Strait Island childrearing practices
Law Talking Episode 3 from Greenway Chambers - Frank Hicks SC, Adele Carr and Leah Reid look at current issues and three 3 recent full federal court decisions on the question of "contractor or employee?"
Professional sports and the dangerous recreational activities defence: what conduct amounts to an obvious risk? by Richard Johnson and Peter Miller of McCabe Curwood - considers Singh bhnf Ambu Kanwar v Lynch [2020] NSWCA 152
Protest in a pandemic – the Special status of public spaces by Maria O'Sullivan on Australian Public Law - considers the public law implications of COVID-19
Trace (season 2) : the informer - ABC's Rachael Brown tells the story of informer Nicola Gobbo