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The Wigs is a weekly-ish podcast exploring and interrogating contemporary legal issues in and out of the court room. The first and only podcast (so far) featuring practising barristers talking shop. Join Emmanuel Kerkyasharian, Felicity Graham, Stephen Lawrence and Jim Minns as they deep dive into the scenarios and outcomes that make up our legal system.
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Foreign Bribery: Analysing The Changes To The Criminal Code
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Apr 23, 2024 |
Is Indefinite Detention Punitive? Who Can Impose It? We Have An Answer!
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Mar 28, 2024 |
Extra Wigs: The Law Is A Meme
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Feb 22, 2024 |
Back for 2024! - Judge Newlinds and criticisms of the Director of Public Prosecutions
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Feb 14, 2024 |
Felicity Graham interviews David Buchanan SC
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Dec 07, 2023 |
The Vanderstock Decision: The Exclusive Power of the Commonwealth to Levy Duties of Excise
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Dec 01, 2023 |
Stephen interviews Bri Lee, author of Eggshell Skull
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Nov 22, 2023 |
The Curious Case of Judge Vasta
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Nov 06, 2023 |
Rodden v R - A Discussion About Costs In Criminal Proceedings
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Oct 09, 2023 |
Analysing The Combating Misinformation and Disinformation Bill.
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Sep 26, 2023 |
The Wigs Live! - The Sofronoff Inquiry and its Aftermath
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Sep 19, 2023 |
Revisiting The Prosecution's Duty of Disclosure
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Sep 04, 2023 |
Equal Protection v Affirmative Action: The Wigs Discuss The Harvard and UNC Cases
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Aug 24, 2023 |
The Indictment of Donald Trump by Special Counsel Jack Smith
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Aug 17, 2023 |
A Chat With The Wigs' India Correspondent Siddharth Narrain
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Aug 08, 2023 |
The leaking of legal documents. The cautionary tale of Harriet Harman
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Jul 21, 2023 |
When An Escort To An Interview Room Led To A False Imprisonment
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Jul 14, 2023 |
In NSW Prior False Claims of Sexual Assault Are Inadmissible; Is Reform Needed?
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Jul 06, 2023 |
Not Your Average Break and Enter: BA v The King [2023] HCA 14
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Jun 21, 2023 |
The Inaugural Speech of Stephen Lawrence MLC
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Jun 15, 2023 |
Domestic Violence Retractions: A flawed basis for prosecution
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Jun 09, 2023 |
To charge or not to charge - the question of when a person can be prosecuted
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Jun 01, 2023 |
Kathleen Folbigg - Serial killer or Grave Miscarriage of Justice?
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May 25, 2023 |
Felicity Graham - Unwigged
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May 02, 2023 |
Emmanuel Kerkyasharian - Unwigged
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Apr 18, 2023 |
Stephen Lawrence - Unwigged
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Feb 22, 2023 |
End Of Year Extravaganza - The Wigs Tackle Equity And The Doctrine of Unconscionability + Year In Review!
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Dec 16, 2022 |
S4 E6: The Voice + The National Anti Corruption Commission + High Court case of SDCV v Director General of Security
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Nov 15, 2022 |
S4 E5: Morrison’s Multiple Ministries + Can A Guilty Plea and Conviction Be Set Aside By An Appeal Court
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Sep 26, 2022 |
S4 E4: The New Provision Of The NSW Bail Act + HCA Reaffirming The Separation of The Executive and Judiciary + DPP v Peckham: No Prosecutor? No Problem!
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Aug 15, 2022 |
S4 E3: Overturning Constitutionally Protected Access to Abortion in the United States
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Jul 11, 2022 |
S4 E2: The Wigs Featuring Professor Jeremy Gans
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Jun 06, 2022 |
S4 E1: The Wigs Live - Policing the Prosecutor, Prosecutorial Ethics For Criminal Lawyers
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Apr 19, 2022 |
S3 E10: Hamzy's Self-Represented Court Win + When Is A Worker An Employee? + The New Cartel Conduct Provisions
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Mar 15, 2022 |
S3 E9: Novak Djokovic v Minister for Home Affairs + Phil Boulten SC's Tribute to Ian Barker QC
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Feb 10, 2022 |
S3 E8: Julian Assange’s Fate + McNab v DPP + Are Women Justices Interrupted More?
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Dec 31, 2021 |
S3 E7: Should Academics Be Censured? / Challenging The NSW Vaccination Requirements / Requesting A Matter Be Heard By A Female Magistrate
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Nov 30, 2021 |
S3 E6: Human rights and Technology
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Oct 21, 2021 |
S3 E5 Voller: the High Court on liability for third party comments on social media
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Sep 29, 2021 |
S3 E4: Alison Battisson on AJL20 and Human Rights for All
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Aug 29, 2021 |
S3 E3: British Post Office Scandal + AJL20 and ACCC v Google
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Aug 12, 2021 |
S3 E2: Rawan Arraf on international justice in Australia
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Aug 03, 2021 |
S3 E1: Looking Into The NSW Health Orders
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Jul 19, 2021 |
S2 E15: When Is Consent Not Consent?
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Jun 22, 2021 |
S2 E14: The Wigs Live - When It’s A Crime To Conceal A Crime + The Christian Porter Affair
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Jun 22, 2021 |
S2 E13: When Police Officers Go Rogue: Independent Legal Profession Under Attack
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Jun 22, 2021 |
S2 E12: After Midnight: William Broome - The British Colonial Judge Who Stayed On In Independent India
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Jun 22, 2021 |
S2 E11: Social Media De-Platforming, The NSW Coercive Control Bill, ICC Jurisdiction Over Occupied Palestinian Territories
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Feb 16, 2021 |
S2 E10 EXTRA MATERIAL: Life Of A Medieval Lawyer
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Feb 03, 2021 |
S2 E9: Lawyer X Scandal + Insurance Policies During The Pandemic + NSW Drug Law Reform
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Dec 15, 2020 |
S2 E8: New Police Investigative Powers + A New Bill On Harm to Foetus During Criminal Offence + Habeas Corpus and Proved Refugees
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Nov 18, 2020 |
S2 E7: Geoffrey Robertson QC: The Crisis In Nagorno-Karabakh
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Oct 12, 2020 |
S2 E6: The Don Harwin affair and Australia’s “pre-crime” regime
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Oct 01, 2020 |
S2 E5: The Truth Hurts with Andrew Boe
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Sep 17, 2020 |
S2 E4: What Fairness Demands: The Role Of The Prosecutor Under The Microscope
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Aug 17, 2020 |
S2 E3: Bostock v Clayton County and A Tribute To William Ah Ket
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Jul 27, 2020 |
S2 E2: Dyson Heydon, harassment and what it means for the legal profession
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Jul 10, 2020 |
S2 E1: The Black Lives Matter Protest Case
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Jun 12, 2020 |
S1 Finale: Pell’s final fate, Smethurst warrant invalid and more
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May 11, 2020 |
S1 E10: Employment law In the time of Covid-19
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Apr 20, 2020 |
S1 E9: Are the NSW social distancing laws fatally flawed (and other aspects of the public health law response to Covid-19)
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Apr 03, 2020 |
S1 E8: Covid-19 Special (Courts, Gaols and Parliaments)
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Apr 01, 2020 |
S1 E7: Love v Commonwealth; Thoms v Commonwealth (Why Aboriginal people can’t be aliens), SMH journalist Michaela Whitbourn and an essay on Alfred Piddington.
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Mar 17, 2020 |
S1 E6: Military aid to the civil power, the secret Witness J prosecution and should the swastika be banned?
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Feb 13, 2020 |
S1 E5: Class actions, unlawful arrests and the battle between rappers OneFour and the NSW Police
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Jan 14, 2020 |
S1 E4: Julian Assange, facial recognition and a controversial plan in NSW for compulsory blood testing of certain suspects.
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Dec 03, 2019 |
S1 E3: Pill testing, prorogation and the age of criminal responsibility.
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Nov 05, 2019 |
S1 E2: Raids on journalists, the case of Israel Folau and the explosion in strip searches.
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Oct 03, 2019 |
S1 E1: George Pell, abortion decriminalisation and the explosion in deportations in Australia.
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Sep 05, 2019 |
The Wigs (Coming Soon)
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Sep 04, 2019 |