The Most Honest Test Anyone can Apply "Take the process applied to two lawyers. Turn it around. Apply it to the people who applied it. Ask: would that be acceptable? This is the mirror test, and the reflection is revealing. There is a test that can cut through every legal argument, every procedural justification, and every institutional defence faster than any case authority. It is called the mirror test.

When Language, Law, and Identity Collide: The Federal Court decision in Tickle v Giggle Case, Statutory Definitions, Government Intervention, and the Debate Over Women’s Spaces. On 15 May 2026, the Federal Court made its landmark decision in the case of Tickle v Giggle for Girls Pty Ltd (No 2) [2024] FCA 960 which has become one of the most controversial and widely discussed legal disputes in recent Australian history.

Impersonating a Police Officer is a serious crime, and so is impersonating a lawyer. In 2018–19, Piper Alderman’s then-law clerk Mr Owen Nanlohy and paralegal/JP Ms Natalie Miller were reported for allegedly impersonating a solicitor and/or barrister in court...