If a woman was charged with pushing her husband over a railing to his death – with no witnesses – she would have a much better chance of getting off in Australia than in France.
So says leading barrister Matt Collins, KC, after seeing Anatomy of a Fall– a courtroom drama that is one of the 10 films nominated for best picture at the Academy Awards on Monday (AEDT).
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Michael Pelly is the legal editor, based in our Sydney newsroom. He has been a senior adviser to federal and state attorneys-general and written two books, one a biography of former High Court Chief Justice Murray Gleeson. Email Michael at michael.pelly@afr.com
