The Wigs

29/10/2024

Latest episode.

In this episode Stephen sits down for a wide ranging chat with Barrister Ghassan Kassisieh. The discussion is lengthy and covers lgbt rights, international politics, refugees, the politicisation of gay rights in the Israeli / Palestinian conflict and comparative law, among other things. Ghassan is a...

29/10/2024

As pointed out by The Wigs at the time. (But we would never say I told you so).

"While they did not draw conclusions about the appropriateness of those measures, they did find that decision-makers often failed to give enough weight to the human rights implications of their decisions, and to communicate the evidence behind their decisions to the public.

"Governments could legitimately restrict certain human rights in implementing their response to COVID-19 … [But] some restrictions were poorly justified in extent and/or duration, disproportionate to the risk and inconsistently applied across the country," they said.

24/10/2024

Wig Stephen Lawrence talking about his own 'brush with the law'.

22/10/2024

Listeners may recognise some similar themes in this speech and the most recent Wigs episode! (Especially around the legislated criminalisation of actions designed to shut down roads and other pieces of infrastructure). Your thoughts?

01/10/2024

NEW EP!: The Knitting Nanas take on Anti-Protest Laws and Win

It’s not every day of the week that a law is struck down as unconstitutional but that’s exactly what happened in the case of the Knitting Nanas against the State of NSW. Two Knitting Nanas Helen Kvelde and Dominique Jacobs with the help of the Environmental Defenders Office launched a constituti...

22/09/2024

The old "identical twin" defence rears its head!

16/09/2024

Answering your Qs in the studio tonight! Stay tuned

09/09/2024

The Wigs will be in the studio early next week. Any ideas for interesting topics?

13/08/2024

New Episode!
Is the Trump prosecution really a 'political witch hunt'? Many say yes, Judge says no - LISTEN NOW:

In this episode the wigs analyse the latest judgment in the federal prosecution of donald trump, in which the trial judge soundly rejected his application to terminate the prosecution on the basis that the biden administration is targeting him in a selective and vindictive manner. Judge Chutkan in r...

05/08/2024

The Wigs (plus one) were in the studio tonight discussing political prosecutions (USA v Aus case law and principles). New episode dropping soon. Topic ideas always welcome!

Emmanuel Kerkyasharian Jim Minns Felicity Graham Stephen Lawrence

19/07/2024

New episode has just dropped. It's all about a recent case that places limitations on the power of police to arrest people for breaches of bail. And a Wig appeared in it!

In this episode the wigs discuss a new police powers decision, Julie Bugmy v NSW Director of Public Prosecutions 2024 NSWCA 70, a recent decision of the NSW Court of Appeal. It concerns the law applicable when police arrest a person believed to have breached a condition of a grant of bail. Wig Steph...

17/07/2024

New Episode - The Wigs discuss a new police powers decision - the legal requirements for police to consider certain circumstances and alternatives to arrest before arresting a person for breach of bail.

In this episode the wigs discuss a new police powers decision, Julie Bugmy v NSW Director of Public Prosecutions 2024 NSWCA 70, a recent decision of the NSW Court of Appeal. It concerns the law applicable when police arrest a person believed to have breached a condition of a grant of bail. Wig Steph...

12/06/2024

The Wigs were in the virtual studio last night discussing a recent decision of the Supreme Court of New South Wales that struck down part of the NSW 'anti-protest laws' as unconstitutional. We have 3 episodes in the can and listeners can stand by for some imminent episodes! Felicity Graham Jim Minns Emmanuel Kerkyasharian. (Wig Lawrence was in his car by the side of the road in lovely Dunedoo!).

12/05/2024

Wig Stephen Lawrence MLC talking about intimate partner homicides, risk factors, prevalence and strategies to reduce.

23/04/2024

New Episode! - How is foreign bribery combated? The Wigs analyse the policy rationales for amendments to the criminal code:

In this episode, the wigs tackle a bill that passed the federal parliament recently and very substantially amended the part of the Criminal Code 1995 that creates crimes related to engaging in bribery in foreign countries. The Crimes Legislation Amendment (Combatting Foreign Bribery) Bill 2023 passe...

17/04/2024

The Wigs will be discussing this new arrest powers case run by the Aboriginal Legal Service in an episode that is ‘in the can’ but yet to drop. Judgment link in the comments.

15/04/2024

Lehrmann v Channel 10.

06/04/2024

The Wigs were in the studio yesterday (with Jim and his side kick assistant joining them virtually). (Not sure why this was the best photo the Wigs could get!). Topics were a new arrest powers appeal case (with a live reading of some of the cross examination in the first instance hearing) and new foreign bribery legislation. Stand by for some new eps to drop! Jim Minns Emmanuel Kerkyasharian Felicity Graham Stephen Lawrence MLC