Michael Bradley
Crikey columnist @marquelawyers
Michael Bradley is a freelance writer and managing partner at Sydney firm Marque Lawyers, which was created in 2008 with the singular ambition of completely changing the way law is practised.
In 1928, the murder of Fred Brooks triggered a series of events that led to a brutal – and officially sanctioned – massacre of Indigenous Australians.
A recent decision by the High Court has left people wondering whether it will be harder to find people to fund class action lawsuits now.
Critical medical care decisions are now back in the hands of bureaucrats. Those suffering on Manus Island and Nauru will not be surprised.
Sarah Hanson-Young's win against David Leyonhjelm was the right result for the wrong reasons.
Given that it centres around potential ministerial impropriety, is the prime minister's decision to go straight to the police commissioner about a current investigation appropriate?
Following a huge award in a petty defamation case, the Court of Appeal has drawn an important line in the sand. Will we see the same outcome elsewhere?
Even within the frame of our lowered faith in the banking sector, Westpac's alleged 23 million breaches of anti-money laundering laws may be a bridge too far.
Importantly, this outcome doesn’t tell us much about the prospects of Pell’s actual appeal. The High Court is unpredictable in its decisions.
Gable Tostee's threat to sue an online feminist group for defamation highlights the conflict between the principle of free speech and a person's right to protect their reputation.
Scott Morrison's proposed boycott ban has nothing to do with a concern for preserving the foundations of democratic society.
