After a lengthy trial, Dr Conrad Murray has been sentenced with committing the involuntary manslaughter of Michael Jackson. But what’s the difference between voluntary and involuntary, asks Harrison Polites?
Criminal lawyer
The Robing Room: Mirko Bagaric and Patti Chong
Our first entrants into the Robing Room for 2009 are Melbourne lawyer Mirko Bagaric and Perth’s victims of crime advocate Patti Chong, writes Greg Barns.
How cocaine and controversy launched Julian Burnside
Some people think that Melbourne lawyer Julian Burnside launched himself from obscurity to media stardom on the back of his appearances in the waterfront dispute and Tampa. Wrong. Burnside can thank former solicitor Andrew Fraser for bringing him to the media’s attention, writes Greg Barns.
