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Born:
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1917
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Admitted to practice:
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1942
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Signed the Bar Roll:
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1946
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Took silk:
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1958
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Retired:
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1973
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Milestones:
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View here +
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Biography:
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Philip Henry Napoleon Opas was born in Melbourne on 24 February 1917 and died on
25 August 2008. His antecedents were Portuguese and Jewish; his accountant father
Joseph Opas was the first to recommend to the Victoria Police... read more +
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Cases
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Ryan hanging Pt 1
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The man and his mother.
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Ryan hanging Pt 2
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Capital punishment.
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Ryan hanging Pt 3
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The eve of the hanging.
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An application to Mr Justice Starke.
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The baby in the
rubbish chute
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A nurse charged with the murder of her newly-born baby.
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The prostitute client
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"A remarkable woman".
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Early times
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Childhood
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A boxing match.
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Why study law?
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Beginning legal practice
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Roy Schilling.
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"A young man in a hurry".
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World War II
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War service.
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Early years at the Bar
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Chambers and role models.
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People
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Judges & colleagues Pt 1
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Justice Martin.
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The power of Shakespeare.
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Woodsie Lloyd QC.
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Judges & colleagues Pt 2
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Justice Frederick Gamble and painting.
Sir Charles Lowe.
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Leaving the Bar
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Resigning from the Bar
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Charged by the Ethics Committee.
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Lawyers' epitaphs
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‘Lawyers write their epitaph on water, and it disappears with the next tide’
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