Heydon: Selected Speeches and Papers

One might expect that the editors of this rewarding text - John Sackar and Thomas Prince - might have had a difficult task to distil into one book the extraordinary expanse of legal writing produced to date by the Honourable Dyson Heydon AC QC. The result of their efforts is nearly 750 pages of both legal analysis and commentary on eminent legal figures, written in the author’s careful and compelling style. The text is divided into six parts, but the speeches and writings included within it are near boundless in their variety. They span from eulogies and other expositions of prominent or significant figures to analysis of judicial method; and from articles addressing, and demonstrating the author’s well-known acuity for, all reaches of the laws and principles of evidence to a chapter in defence of the remedial constructive trust. The breadth of subjects covered, however, is surpassed arguably only by the depth and rigour with which the author addresses them. This book is a delight to read, both for its substance and its form. It is a commendable addition to the library of any lawyer. - Queensland Law Reporter - 7 September 2018 - [2018] 35 QLR

The Honourable Justice John Sackar is a sitting judge in the Equity Division of the Supreme Court of New South Wales.

Thomas Prince is a barrister at New Chambers. He is also a part-time tutor at the University of Sydney in torts and contracts.