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Strictly Obiter @strictlyobiter.bsky.social · 21h

When I'm making my strongest argument to the bench.

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Strictly Obiter @strictlyobiter.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Litigating against the Crown and trying to write subs that aren't just "That's not very black letter law of you".

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Strictly Obiter @strictlyobiter.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Your tweets have been great, Dean. I think the content and tone are perfect for the medium and respectful of the court, the parties and the argument. I’d like it if they removed the restriction on tweeting based on the livestream (which has a delay), but I understand why they won’t.

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Strictly Obiter @strictlyobiter.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Legal rankings exist not for the market but because, at heart, all lawyers are 10 years old and just want another gold star on their sticker chart.

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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 · 26/09/2026

I’m voting for the big brain move to switch from a forum that can only make non-binding recommendations to a forum that can declare legal rights and imprison people who don’t comply.

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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 (Haunted) @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 · 02/09/2026

Some people in the party didn’t want Markey but it’s a big tent.

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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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Strictly Obiter @strictlyobiter.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Wow looks great - stacked with bright sparks! And the panel with the CJ and Aunt Debbie looks great! But if I had one question it is will there be cross-cutting themes?

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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 · 14/08/2026

This has always been one of my load-bearing tweets, and is personally up there with classics like mad in the newspaper, Miette, who won, etc.

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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

One of the important things about legal rights is that you only get them if you persuade the public and Parliament that you have them. Courts do not understand this.

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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

I will kill High Court Rule 7.39(4) or die trying. But only one of us is making it out alive.

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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

This isn't the quote I went after, but it is a collateral benefit of noodling about reading the cases and spending some time in the library. What a classic!

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

It is too pugilistic for quoting in the body of submissions.

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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 read my bundle of authorities on the plane. Please clap.

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

I’m not. I’m waiting for my Tank salad at the airport, armed with my bundle of authorities for a Tuesday hearing that I’m pretending I’ll read and a page of cryptic crosswords from the newspaper that I’ll do instead.

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

Because of its proximity to Mosgiel, yes.

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

Went to the art gallery yesterday and saw two different Bluesky celebs though.

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