So episode 83 - a new record.  But you know that right? Because you subscribe to the show on iTunes and have already rated and reviewed the podcast - right? You should.

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It is #Clawbie2018 nomination season. Nominate you favourite legal blog or podcast for this years awards.

It is time to vote in ROUND TWO of Abergel Goldstein & Partner’s All-Time Best Fictional Lawyer tournament. Each week there will be a new round of voting until one fictional lawyer is crown All-Time Best.

And then we talk about the Supreme Court decision striking down the Conservative Victim Fine Surcharge law. The surcharge was a tax on broken souls and in a 7-2 decision the Supreme Court brought back some fairness to sentencing.