COVID, Rent, Sharing Losses and Systemic Risk

COVID, Rent, Sharing Losses and Systemic Risk

Our contracts and the law surrounding them do not account for systemic risk. I believe that the common law has done a good job of balancing risks between parties (or rather a not-terrible job: it is difficult to determine whether law is truly good, merely whether...
Yet Another End of Billable-hours Story

Yet Another End of Billable-hours Story

Last week I was reading Yet Another End of Billable-hour Story “YAE-BS” and decided the time is ripe for change in the legal industry: we need to see the end of YAE-BS. I have been reading YAE-BS tirades for 15 years. They are trotted out by people who want to show...
The Real Reason Why 100 hour Lawyer Weeks Should End 

The Real Reason Why 100 hour Lawyer Weeks Should End 

Fair Work Australia has just ruled https://www.afr.com/companies/professional-services/the-40-hour-week-fair-work-rules-hit-law-firms-20200226-p544ol that law clerks must be paid overtime when they are working above full time. Some commentators have decried the end of...
Salsa and Robots: Subtlety in Human Interaction 

Salsa and Robots: Subtlety in Human Interaction 

I have been enjoying salsa (and other Latin dancing) for a number of years, and one of the things that has fascinated me is the subtlety and connection in human interaction that dancers have. I have wondered if this subtlety is something that could be taught to...
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