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Strictly Obiter @strictlyobiter.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

When you're freestyling it. Maskey v R [2026] NZCA 469.

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Strictly Obiter @strictlyobiter.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

What do you mean these documents don’t have black letters?

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Strictly Obiter @strictlyobiter.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Doing my best to raise awareness of the dangers of Italians but forced to field calls from people wanting marble counter tops.

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Strictly Obiter @strictlyobiter.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I am this close to taking away Eaton J’s decisions of public interest privileges.

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Tyler, from the Internet @tylerfromtheinternet.com · 02/07/2024

Your honor I was yes-anding

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Strictly Obiter @strictlyobiter.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Don’t write a speech that sounds like it’s the lyrics to the Imperial March.

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Strictly Obiter @strictlyobiter.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Becroft J having some fun in Westhaven Investments Ltd v Viaduct Harbour Holdings Ltd [2026] NZHC 2480. The metaphorical iron curtain of finality! Out of whack! Zinging Bob Hollyman KC's submissions!

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Strictly Obiter @strictlyobiter.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Q: How many counsel for the Human Rights Commission does it take to intervene in a lightbulb? A: Never fewer than three.

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Strictly Obiter @strictlyobiter.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

The Gwyn and Churchman JJ acting warrant appointments have strong “well if *you’re* going to make us do these cases again then *you* can pay for the judges to hear them” energy.

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Strictly Obiter @strictlyobiter.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

The Legal Research Foundation's AGM is next week and the guest speaker is the Solicitor-General on black letter law, which is doubleplus relevant to the Bluesky legal crowd. It's free and Russell McVeagh will even give you some drinks and nibbles. Email julia@legalresearch.org.nz to register.

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Strictly Obiter @strictlyobiter.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Well, it’s official: murder is legal in New Zealand.

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Strictly Obiter @strictlyobiter.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Imagine Jagose J's productivity gains now that he no longer needs to write weekly judgments dismissing vexatious recusal applications based on who his sister is.

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Dr Dean Knight @drdeanknight.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Next week the NZ Centre for Public Law at @vicuniwgtn is hosting the biennial conference of Aus-NZ chapter of ICON•S. 🤓 Registration closes finally tomorrow (Thursday). Don’t miss out! www.wgtn.ac.nz/public-law/e...

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Dr Dean Knight @drdeanknight.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Sigh. Another legislative mistake comes to light in amendments passed under urgency without select committee scrutiny. And the minister throws officials under the bus, while trying to wriggle out of responsibility for her stewardship of legislation etc. www.thepost.co.nz/politics/361...

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Strictly Obiter @strictlyobiter.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

They want to phase out “my learned friend” in favour of “my learned colleague”???

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Strictly Obiter @strictlyobiter.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Now what am I supposed to do with these five thousand “I’m a Penk person” t-shirts?

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Strictly Obiter @strictlyobiter.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Anxiously waiting to find out who it’s going to be (the judge for my hearing tomorrow).

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Strictly Obiter @strictlyobiter.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

For the last 25 years this has worked extremely the other way.

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Strictly Obiter @strictlyobiter.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

I feel like the courts release annual reports about four or five times per year.

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Strictly Obiter @strictlyobiter.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Could this be said any uglier? Fuck me.

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Strictly Obiter @strictlyobiter.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Not in favour of protests at people's houses, but throwback to a 2013 protest at the Solicitor-General's house (he's the one in the middle).

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Strictly Obiter @strictlyobiter.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Thought I printed three copies by mistake but no the other side’s subs really are that long.

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Strictly Obiter @strictlyobiter.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Can't believe what the High Court had to say about the This-Breaches-The-Bill-Of-Rights-Act Act 2024.

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Eddie Clark @dreddieclark.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

I aspire to this level of disdain.

Headline from the NZ Herald: "The text Stuart Nash sent me about Katie Nimon wasn't private. We're not friends" - Chris Finlayson, KC.

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Strictly Obiter @strictlyobiter.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

There's a very funny Viscount Dilhorne quote I want to put in a footnote, but if I do that I'll need to walk up to the HC library to find the AC report of the case to get the pinpoint.

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Strictly Obiter @strictlyobiter.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

A high school was visiting the High Court today, so I made my submissions with an audience of 40 teenagers in the public gallery. Pleased to be inspiring the next generation to careers in medicine and engineering.

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Strictly Obiter @strictlyobiter.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

I’m in Christchurch and as far as I can tell the CBD is entirely law firms.

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bill @wiremu.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

one of the difficulties faced as a self employed tradesperson is when clients won't sack you

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Strictly Obiter @strictlyobiter.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

We have previously appointed rascals (James Crosby Martin, Worley Bassett Edwards) but never a Crook!

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Strictly Obiter @strictlyobiter.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

2026 Doyle’s Guide lists every New Zealand lawyer.

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Strictly Obiter @strictlyobiter.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Parliamentary Counsel Office have (re)added the ability to view and print individual sections to legislation.govt.nz!

legislation.govt.nz

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Strictly Obiter @strictlyobiter.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

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Strictly Obiter @strictlyobiter.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Most judges, crafting an opening: time for a zinger-on-wry. Gwyn J, crafting an opening: the ageless terrors of the deep are not for land-bound mortals to know. Environmental Law Initiative v Minister for Oceans and Fisheries [2026] NZHC 1887.

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Strictly Obiter @strictlyobiter.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

This account is sponsored by Oaty-O’s. Oaty-O’s! A necessary part of breakfast!

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Strictly Obiter @strictlyobiter.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

"Now we haven't got a thing to not wear."

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Strictly Obiter @strictlyobiter.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

You can’t begin the promo post “Standing together” if two of you are sitting!

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Strictly Obiter @strictlyobiter.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Before you complain about "secret" briefings please remember it's quite possible that you were personally handed and then emailed briefings by Fonterra and Z Energy and you've simply forgotten.

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Strictly Obiter @strictlyobiter.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Developing a legal research AI and calling it Espinasse.

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Strictly Obiter @strictlyobiter.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

One of my favourite genres of news article is “here is all the weird shit we know about the defendant that we couldn’t publish during the trial”.

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Strictly Obiter @strictlyobiter.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Nicoll v Police [2026] NZHC 1781 an interesting discussion about tailoring sentences to avoid/invoke parole consequences - eg a sentence of two years and one day. But also noteworthy for this line from Johnstone J.

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Strictly Obiter @strictlyobiter.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Some brainworms escaping containment in Kirkham v Winkelmann [2026] NZCA 269. Jesus!

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Strictly Obiter @strictlyobiter.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

You wouldn’t exactly want to be playing a game of Guess Who.

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Strictly Obiter @strictlyobiter.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Some people are very excited about this Garfield AI that beat a team of lawyers but my years of litigation experience have prepared me for this. I’ve lost to silks, I’ve lost to good lawyers, I’ve lost to shit lawyers, I’ve gone down in a screaming heap to self-reps. I’m ready to lose to AI.

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Strictly Obiter @strictlyobiter.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Made my first (only?) "would your Honour wish to consider recusing yourself" submission today! (Appropriately.) (And yes they did wish to consider that and yes they did recuse themselves.)

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