As the only publication of its kind in Queensland, the Supreme Court History Program Yearbook is a valuable addition to the libraries of legal historians and lawyers alike. It serves as a useful source for those seeking a snapshot of the Queensland legal profession each year.

This history of the Incorporated Council of Law Reporting for the State of Queensland is not about the judgments the Council has reported over the past century, or about the courts in which cases were argued and judgments were delivered. This history is about the Incorporated Council itself: the remarkable people associated with it, whether as members of the Council, or as editors, reporters and secretaries; the way the Council’s publications were produced and the manner in which the Incorporated Council dealt with pressures upon it, and has faced the changes and challenges which have come its way.

"Mr O'Brien's book offers a unique distillation of principle and experience in an esoteric but vital field of legal practice. Any lawyer, however experienced, who has the carriage of an application for special leave to appeal in the High Court should regard this comprehensive and penetrating work as compulsory reading."

Justice Patrick Keane of the Queensland Court of Appeal

As the only publication of its kind in Queensland, the Supreme Court History Program Yearbook is a valuable addition to the libraries of legal historians and lawyers alike. It serves as a useful source for those seeking a snapshot of the Queensland legal profession each year.