George Sabonadière

@james_c_m_ Pay it back quick so we can build Dunedin hospital

@StrictlyObiter When is the next meeting of the King’s Counsel and how do I join

42 King’s Counsel have had their instructing solicitor write to the government.

@james_c_m_ not to mention s 21(1)(g) of the HRA

@james_c_m_ Our maple syrup brothers have drifted so far from god

@edwardmwillis I recall it featuring in Nick Barber’s “The Principles of Constitutionalism”, though I’m not sure in how much depth esp re the judiciary-executive dynamic

Hello constitutional law academics! Can anyone please point me to any academic discussion of inter-branch comity? Of the kind discussed in Minister for Children v Waitangi Tribunal? I know it is a feature of some case law, but on a quick search I can’t find anything academic.

@james_c_m_ Isn’t it pronounced like that for all lieutenants? Usual exception for Yankland naturally

@james_c_m_ It is cheap and convivial. And the feijoas are excellent.

@TylerProctorNZ get a real job?

@james_c_m_ Ministry for Local Governance with oversight over each district’s appointed Crown Commissioner

@james_c_m_ Try it with the parliamentary service and wait for the smug response

Anti-scam accounts, where banks take extra precautions before following instructions, should be an opt-in service for bank customers. Make it mandatory to offer them if need be. But by default a bank should follow your instructions w/o liability for consequences of your actions.

@james_c_m_ and the government now wants banks to make it increasingly difficult to spend your own money because some people can’t take basic precautionary steps before sending out large sums to random accounts

@StrictlyObiter sometimes you must ascertain the meaning of the text with a pretty keen eye on its context and in some film studio lights of its purpose

@SpiltMilkLaw @subwaynz @loveatms Now do s 41A of the Dog Control Act 1996

It’s been 47 years of the metric system, but retailers like @subwaynz and @loveATMS insist on selling products using metric measures. I have literally no sense of how long six inches is. Enough is enough.

@ColinGavaghan Maybe the modern day classic Deep Blue Sea 2 will be more their speed

Nothing dates like a pop culture reference, and it's no great surprise when 20-something students look at me blankly when I name-drop "2001" or "BladeRunner." But "WestWorld"? Really? It only ended just over a year ago ... 🤔

@TylerProctorNZ consumer.vic.gov.au/housing/rentin…

Undergraduate institutions of British Prime Ministers since Churchill (who did not attend university): Oxford Oxford Oxford Oxford Oxford Oxford None Oxford None Oxford Edinburgh Oxford Oxford Oxford Oxford Oxford

@StrictlyObiter No, the clerkery will be remaining in Wellington (bed by 8, no TV &c.)

Really hope there’s a kids table at this Supreme Court conference dinner.

@TylerProctorNZ I assumed the band had issued a statement

@danielneljack I’ve seen just “Hon [surname]” occasionally. Scary stuff.

I dislike "Minister [X]", but I have been forced to bow to the reality that it is now commonplace. But "Hon Minister [X]" is a new abomination that should be extirpated.