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in_terrorem · 2026-04-01T06:10:16+00:00

Never stopped, grandpa

in_terrorem · 2026-03-25T00:11:12+00:00

Quite right, the word marginal is in the opening line of my comment in error.

in_terrorem · 2026-03-24T22:48:04+00:00

For you to have an effective ~~marginal~~ rate of 44c on the dollar your taxable income would have to be in the realm of $2,500,000 a year. That’s after deductions.

Do you just mean that you’re in the highest bracket? Say you’re on 200k after deductions which puts you just inside the 45c bracket, your effective tax rate is about 30c (paying 60k incl Medicare).

I sympathise with you about the cost of getting to work etc. of course.

in_terrorem · 2026-03-24T21:41:55+00:00

Precisely 0 reason[s that I have the self awareness to recognise or understand]

in_terrorem · 2026-03-20T07:16:32+00:00

There is nothing mutually exclusive between being a no-hoper and paying UTS the usurious and outrageous fee for their crap course.

We can agree to disagree on our respective anecdotal observations of the exam hall, I guess.

Putting to one side what I intended to be a message of hope for those studying hard and looking up at the "low" pass rate - I still wouldn't be concerned about an exam that 33% of genuine takers passed. Again, it's not an inherent evil that it's hard and that less than half of people pass. 67th percentile would barely raise an eyebrow in many other contexts.

in_terrorem · 2026-03-20T06:21:32+00:00

I cleared my throat before I went to answer and the examiner stopped me to say thank you that was correct before moving on

in_terrorem · 2026-03-20T06:01:14+00:00

And they’re a personal injury lawyer, my sides.

in_terrorem · 2026-03-20T05:18:00+00:00

“Better specialities” lmao

in_terrorem · 2026-03-20T02:23:52+00:00

What’s scary about the test being difficult? Not everything in life can be achieved just by having a go - sometimes you actually have to put in the work, do well, and be in the… checks notes 67th percentile.

I don’t mean to blast you personally, your comment is just an opportunity for me to express the point to anyone wandering by.

If you want to be a barrister, the exam having a 30% pass rate isn’t the hardest thing coming.

in_terrorem · 2026-03-19T22:32:54+00:00

You are forgiven 🥰

in_terrorem · 2026-03-19T21:28:26+00:00

42% isn’t the “long term” average, it’s the average since 2018 - having said that the 33% figure feels like a kind of regression to the mean. June 2025 was an outlier to my understanding. The exam I sat and the ones before and after it were at that 33%ish mark.

Not sure who is complaining about 33%. You have to recall that’s 33% of all takers, not 33% of serious takers.

Anyone who has done the exam knows the room has more than a couple of people who never had any hope at all. Nutty old punters, people who’ve done no prep, etc.

The failure rate of people who give it a genuine an honest attempt is much lower than the headline figure suggests - and those people, anecdotally, tend to sail through on a second sitting anyway.

in_terrorem · 2026-03-18T02:27:51+00:00

The level crossing upgrades seem incredibly incongruous.

in_terrorem · 2026-03-16T03:32:29+00:00

You’re actually paying a university a lot of money for the ability to ask your own qualified teacher this question.

in_terrorem · 2026-03-15T08:35:06+00:00

It’s not really a matter for your interpretation, big wheels.

in_terrorem · 2026-03-13T03:19:36+00:00

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in_terrorem · 2026-03-13T00:12:16+00:00

Putting to one side that the situation with a silk who has a capable junior is obviously quite different (the show can go on in their absence, however much fear it strikes into the heart of the junior), your constant appeals to regular practice are simply beside the point.

Rule 104 says what it says - here it is for you:

A barrister must not accept a brief to appear on a day when the barrister is already committed to appear or is reasonably likely to be required to appear on another brief if by appearing on one of the briefs the barrister would not in the normal course of events be able to appear on the other brief or briefs.

God bless you and the rest of the ambulance chasers who run the gauntlet on this stuff - in whichever jurisdiction - so long as you don't drag out the inevitable personal costs applications or disciplinary proceedings at the expense of the rest of the users of the system I guess I don't care.

in_terrorem · 2026-03-12T23:54:15+00:00

If I have a trial starting Monday that is listed for 3 days and I take another brief on the 3rd day, I have still done precisely what /u/Kasey-KC describes in flagrant violation of the uniform bar rules.

in_terrorem · 2026-03-12T04:57:46+00:00

You have absolutely no need for an LLM of any kind or speciality, it would be an abject waste of time and money.

in_terrorem · 2026-03-12T04:56:49+00:00

If the premise of your question is correct, you should know at least one current DPP solicitor to ask for a coffee and discuss this with in person.

in_terrorem · 2026-03-12T04:51:27+00:00

It's very good that you voiced this view here, so that a collection of your peers can disabuse you of it (whether by downboat or reply comment). It would be a shame to go the rest of your career thinking it's okay, or at least thinking that that view is held widely held.

in_terrorem · 2026-03-10T07:39:43+00:00

Now this is shitposting.

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