The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) recently hosted a series of Community Information Days around the country to “showcase a number of changes that will be taking place in 2013 … including the overhaul of century-old laws”. AMSA invited “interested community members to attend the information sessions … to learn more about the core areas of AMSA’s business and how it may impact their business or lifestyle”.
I reflected on my business and lifestyle and contemplated an overhaul of my own.
Perhaps now would be the right time for me to develop that much needed new speciality … martime law. It has [...]

My speech in the NSW Young Lawyer’s Golden Gavel public speaking competition in 2010.
Competitors are assigned a topic at random less than 24 hours before the event. My topic was ‘Barristers – without solicitors they’re really just fluff and stuffing’. 500+ lawyers watch the event.
This was the last year I am ‘young’ enough to compete so I went for broke and tried to put on a real show. I also took the opportunity to made fun of: the President of Young Lawyers, the President of the Lawyer Society and the Honourable Justice Bergin Chief Judge in Equity of [...]

I set up my ‘free legal advice’ stall in Glebe. Two young men sat down and said they were sick of being hassled by the police. I told them that the best thing to do would be to avoid the police in question. I also told them how to make a complaint about the police.
I recorded the conversation and it was broadcast on 2SER’s law show ‘Radio Atticus’. You can listen below:

See Radio Atticus at 2SER for the full show.

Performing my duties as a reigning Monopoly champion, I am interviewed by James Valentine of ABC Radio about Monopoly replacing the ‘iron’ token with a ‘cat’. In an interesting take on my name, James introduces me as ‘Anthony Hoo-ya’.
Click here to listen to the Interview.