The Wigs

By Minnimal Productions

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Episodes: 70

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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.


Episode Date
Foreign Bribery: Analysing The Changes To The Criminal Code
Apr 23, 2024
Is Indefinite Detention Punitive? Who Can Impose It? We Have An Answer!
Mar 28, 2024
Extra Wigs: The Law Is A Meme
Feb 22, 2024
Back for 2024! - Judge Newlinds and criticisms of the Director of Public Prosecutions
Feb 14, 2024
Felicity Graham interviews David Buchanan SC
Dec 07, 2023
The Vanderstock Decision: The Exclusive Power of the Commonwealth to Levy Duties of Excise
Dec 01, 2023
Stephen interviews Bri Lee, author of Eggshell Skull
Nov 22, 2023
The Curious Case of Judge Vasta
Nov 06, 2023
Rodden v R - A Discussion About Costs In Criminal Proceedings
Oct 09, 2023
Analysing The Combating Misinformation and Disinformation Bill.
Sep 26, 2023
The Wigs Live! - The Sofronoff Inquiry and its Aftermath
Sep 19, 2023
Revisiting The Prosecution's Duty of Disclosure
Sep 04, 2023
Equal Protection v Affirmative Action: The Wigs Discuss The Harvard and UNC Cases
Aug 24, 2023
The Indictment of Donald Trump by Special Counsel Jack Smith
Aug 17, 2023
A Chat With The Wigs' India Correspondent Siddharth Narrain
Aug 08, 2023
The leaking of legal documents. The cautionary tale of Harriet Harman
Jul 21, 2023
When An Escort To An Interview Room Led To A False Imprisonment
Jul 14, 2023
In NSW Prior False Claims of Sexual Assault Are Inadmissible; Is Reform Needed?
Jul 06, 2023
Not Your Average Break and Enter: BA v The King [2023] HCA 14
Jun 21, 2023
The Inaugural Speech of Stephen Lawrence MLC
Jun 15, 2023
Domestic Violence Retractions: A flawed basis for prosecution
Jun 09, 2023
To charge or not to charge - the question of when a person can be prosecuted
Jun 01, 2023
Kathleen Folbigg - Serial killer or Grave Miscarriage of Justice?
May 25, 2023
Felicity Graham - Unwigged
May 02, 2023
Emmanuel Kerkyasharian - Unwigged
Apr 18, 2023
Stephen Lawrence - Unwigged
Feb 22, 2023
End Of Year Extravaganza - The Wigs Tackle Equity And The Doctrine of Unconscionability + Year In Review!
Dec 16, 2022
S4 E6: The Voice + The National Anti Corruption Commission + High Court case of SDCV v Director General of Security
Nov 15, 2022
S4 E5: Morrison’s Multiple Ministries + Can A Guilty Plea and Conviction Be Set Aside By An Appeal Court
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!
Aug 15, 2022
S4 E3: Overturning Constitutionally Protected Access to Abortion in the United States
Jul 11, 2022
S4 E2: The Wigs Featuring Professor Jeremy Gans
Jun 06, 2022
S4 E1: The Wigs Live - Policing the Prosecutor, Prosecutorial Ethics For Criminal Lawyers
Apr 19, 2022
S3 E10: Hamzy's Self-Represented Court Win + When Is A Worker An Employee? + The New Cartel Conduct Provisions
Mar 15, 2022
S3 E9: Novak Djokovic v Minister for Home Affairs + Phil Boulten SC's Tribute to Ian Barker QC
Feb 10, 2022
S3 E8: Julian Assange’s Fate + McNab v DPP + Are Women Justices Interrupted More?
Dec 31, 2021
S3 E7: Should Academics Be Censured? / Challenging The NSW Vaccination Requirements / Requesting A Matter Be Heard By A Female Magistrate
Nov 30, 2021
S3 E6: Human rights and Technology
Oct 21, 2021
S3 E5 Voller: the High Court on liability for third party comments on social media
Sep 29, 2021
S3 E4: Alison Battisson on AJL20 and Human Rights for All
Aug 29, 2021
S3 E3: British Post Office Scandal + AJL20 and ACCC v Google
Aug 12, 2021
S3 E2: Rawan Arraf on international justice in Australia
Aug 03, 2021
S3 E1: Looking Into The NSW Health Orders
Jul 19, 2021
S2 E15: When Is Consent Not Consent?
Jun 22, 2021
S2 E14: The Wigs Live - When It’s A Crime To Conceal A Crime + The Christian Porter Affair
Jun 22, 2021
S2 E13: When Police Officers Go Rogue: Independent Legal Profession Under Attack
Jun 22, 2021
S2 E12: After Midnight: William Broome - The British Colonial Judge Who Stayed On In Independent India
Jun 22, 2021
S2 E11: Social Media De-Platforming, The NSW Coercive Control Bill, ICC Jurisdiction Over Occupied Palestinian Territories
Feb 16, 2021
S2 E10 EXTRA MATERIAL: Life Of A Medieval Lawyer
Feb 03, 2021
S2 E9: Lawyer X Scandal + Insurance Policies During The Pandemic + NSW Drug Law Reform
Dec 15, 2020
S2 E8: New Police Investigative Powers + A New Bill On Harm to Foetus During Criminal Offence + Habeas Corpus and Proved Refugees
Nov 18, 2020
S2 E7: Geoffrey Robertson QC: The Crisis In Nagorno-Karabakh
Oct 12, 2020
S2 E6: The Don Harwin affair and Australia’s “pre-crime” regime
Oct 01, 2020
S2 E5: The Truth Hurts with Andrew Boe
Sep 17, 2020
S2 E4: What Fairness Demands: The Role Of The Prosecutor Under The Microscope
Aug 17, 2020
S2 E3: Bostock v Clayton County and A Tribute To William Ah Ket
Jul 27, 2020
S2 E2: Dyson Heydon, harassment and what it means for the legal profession
Jul 10, 2020
S2 E1: The Black Lives Matter Protest Case
Jun 12, 2020
S1 Finale: Pell’s final fate, Smethurst warrant invalid and more
May 11, 2020
S1 E10: Employment law In the time of Covid-19
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)
Apr 03, 2020
S1 E8: Covid-19 Special (Courts, Gaols and Parliaments)
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.
Mar 17, 2020
S1 E6: Military aid to the civil power, the secret Witness J prosecution and should the swastika be banned?
Feb 13, 2020
S1 E5: Class actions, unlawful arrests and the battle between rappers OneFour and the NSW Police
Jan 14, 2020
S1 E4: Julian Assange, facial recognition and a controversial plan in NSW for compulsory blood testing of certain suspects.
Dec 03, 2019
S1 E3: Pill testing, prorogation and the age of criminal responsibility.
Nov 05, 2019
S1 E2: Raids on journalists, the case of Israel Folau and the explosion in strip searches.
Oct 03, 2019
S1 E1: George Pell, abortion decriminalisation and the explosion in deportations in Australia.
Sep 05, 2019
The Wigs (Coming Soon)
Sep 04, 2019