Below is a list of episodes and who appears in each episode. Each episode is 8 minutes long.
1. What is Law?
Former Justice of the High Court Michael Kirby, Justice Susan Kenny, the Federal Court of Australia, and Justice Betty King, the Supreme Court of Victoria, talk about the nature of law and justice.
Interviewees
Justice Susan Kenny
Justice Betty King
Hon. Michael Kirby AC CMG
2. The Adversarial System
QC Julian Burnside, Former Justice of the High Court Michael Kirby and Justice Susan Kenny, the Federal Court of Australia, explain the adversarial system, its good and bad points.
Interviewees
Julian Burnside AO QC
Justice Susan Kenny
Hon. Michael Kirby AC CMG
3. The Constitution
Professor Cheryl Saunders talks about the 1975 Dismissal and some flaws in the Australian constitution, Professor Larissa Behrendt discusses the idea of sovereignty for Aboriginal Australians.
Interviewees
Prof. Larissa Behrendt
Prof. Cheryl Saunders
4. Mabo
QC Bryan Keon-Cohen talks about the stages of the Mabo case leading to the final Mabo decision at the High Court. Professor Larissa Behrendt compares this with Canadian judgments.
Interviewees
Prof. Larissa Behrendt
Dr. Bryan Keon-Cohen AM QC
5. Civil Justice
Solicitor Peter Gordon reflects on the implications of civil law and winning the first of the asbestos dust disease cases in Australia. SC Fiona Mcleod explains the corporate veil.
Interviewees
Peter Gordon
Fiona McLeod SC
6. Criminal Intent
QC Robert Richter discusses an alleged underworld crime case he worked on, and how intent can be proved. Supreme Court Justice Betty King talks about the role of the judge and jury in criminal cases.
Interviewees
Justice Betty King
Robert Richter QC
7. Contracts
QC Julian Burnside and SC Fiona McLeod explain how contracts work, and the importance of the Amadio case in changing the way courts interfere with contracts.
Interviewees
Julian Burnside AO QC
Fiona McLeod SC
8. Property
Gautam Mukherji and SC Richard Lancaster talk about how a single piece of property can have various rights, for instance a designer bag, or even a song such as Men at Work’s “Down Under”.
Interviewees
Richard Lancaster SC
Gautam Mukherji
9. Free Speech
QC Neil Young and QC Ron Merkel were opposite each other in a case about illegal speech, the case used the Racial Discrimination Act, and they discuss this law and freedom of speech.
Interviewees
Hon. Ron Merkel QC
Neil Young QC
10. Mediation
Professional mediator, Tim McFarlane talks about the alternative of settling out of court in mediation. Kimi Nishimura worked on the Kilmore East Kinglake Black Saturday bushfire case that settled out of court, she talks about why they decided to do that.
Interviewees
Tim McFarlane
Kimi Nishimura