In praise of great cases : the big, the bad and the goodly -- Is eating people wrong? : the law and lore of the sea -- Bearing witness : in support of the rule of law -- In the hunt : power, property, and possession -- Shades of Brown : a constitutional catharsis -- A snail in a bottle : nature, neighbors, and negligence -- An aboriginal title : the lie and law of the land -- Grinding at the mill : putting limits on agreements -- Of crimes and cautions : the rights and rites of investigation -- Coming up for air : the common law at 2010.