Connecting in court with John Cahill

John Cahill is a barrister from Brisbane. He works primarily in the areas of criminal law, family law and regulatory law. 

 

Prior to going to the Bar, he worked as a solicitor for the Aboriginal Legal Service in Sydney, for the state government in child protection and in corporate regulation at the federal government level. 

 

In his spare time, he’s a writer, primarily of poorly thought out Facebook updates and Instagram posts but every so often the odd column and web series. He lives in Brisbane and has one child, a 50 kg Labrador called Fred.

 

You can connect with John on LinkedIn. 

 

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What John Cahill and I talked about:

• Criminal, Family and Administrative / Regulatory Law 
• Meeting on ABC Brisbane with Kelly Higgins-Devine 
• lawyers are trained to doubt everything 
• lawyers are paid to worry and to think the worst 
• looking for inconsistencies in your opponent’s case 
• a jury is like a small theatre – people can smell blood when things are not going right 
• An interesting start to law – via the Conservatorium of Music
• How journalism and law are similar 
• adrenalin keeps you going when you’re terrified
• anxiety means you have a greater level of care 
• Mentors and imposter syndrome 
• Tik Tok videos during Covid.

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