David v Goliath. Duffy v Google. Everyone loves a story of the underdog. Usually, Goliath reigns supreme. But sometimes, just sometimes, the underdog gets justice. Today, we are speaking with an inspiring individual who took on one of the world’s largest companies, Google, in a defamation case, and won. Remarkably, she even defeated Google as a self-represented litigant. Not having a large commercial law firm supporting her, Dr Janice Duffy turned to powerful legal research tools that she could access herself online. One of those tools that assisted Dr Duffy, is Jade, our comprehensive and easily searchable database of legal cases and legislation. Keep listening to this podcast to hear how Jade helped David slew Goliath.

Peter Willis SC is a Victorian Barrister, and currently The Council's appointed editor for the Victorian Reports. The Victorian Reports contain significant cases from the Supreme Court in its first decisions and appeal decisions, available at victorianreports.com.au. Some 70-75 cases are selected for inclusion annually on the criteria that they may introduce a new principle or rule of law, contain information relevant to an important practice or procedure, or are otherwise instructive or helpful. The Victorian Reports digital portal has been developed by the team at JADE for Little William Bourke, the official publisher of the Victorian Reports, and only the second publisher appointed by the Council of Law Reporting of Victoria in the history of the Reports.

In this episode we discuss:

• The history of the Victorian Reports.
• Why the Reports are important.
• How the cases are selected.
• What the process is once a case is selected.
• What does Peter's role as Editor of the Victorian Reports involve.
• Peter's favourite historical case - Spoiler alert: Toy v Musgrove (1888) 14 VLR 349 (Higinbotham CJ, Kerferd, Williams, Holroyd, A’Beckett, Wrenfordsley JJ). [Constitutional law]. Read it on the Victorian Reports today: https://victorianreports.com.au/judgment/14-VLR-349

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Uber's business has transformed urban life across the globe. As of 1 January 2022, Uber's platform powers movement in around 10,500 cities around the world. Michael Coutts' areas of practice include competition, regulatory and consumer law, having completed his Master of Laws where his dissertation analysed competition law issues associated with applying anti-fragmentation conditions to open-source software licensing agreements. Uber's Counsel Michael Coutts joins the podcast to discuss how competition law is addressing Uber's transformation of movement being a win for consumers but a loss for the gig economy, the biggest challenges facing the point-to-point transportation sector in Australia, what the aim of competition law is if it is not to protect inefficient businesses, and the tools Michael carries around in his competition lawyer tool-kit.


In this episode we discuss:

• Michael's work at Uber and the Uber journey.
• If Uber's transformation of movement is a win for consumers but a loss for the gig economy, how is competition law addressing this issue?
• What do you see is the aim of competition law if it is not to protect inefficient businesses?
• What do you see as the future of competition law and the trend in the markets?
• In your view, what are the biggest challenges facing the point-to-point transportation sector in Australia today and say, in 10 years?
• What do you like the most about working at Uber?
• What are some of the biggest problems you and your team at Uber have solved in the last two years, and how has the COVID-19 pandemic contributed to this?
• Mental health is a perennial challenge for the legal industry - What do you think that means for young people considering entering the profession, or who have recently entered the profession?
• What is one tool you always carry in your tool-kit as a competition lawyer?
• What has been the most influential resource for your career thus far?
• What is the best career advice you have ever received?

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Learn more about Michael:
- Michael's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaeldcoutts/?originalSubdomain=au