The Castle remains good law in Australia. Almost three decades since the battling suburban solicitor Dennis Denuto introduced us all to the high legal concept of “the vibe of the thing”, the High Court has broadly endorsed the classic movie’s basic contention: a man’s home is his castle.
This Russian victory really is one for the little guy
And, our highest court says, that applies even if the home hasn’t been built yet and when the man is not cuddly Darryl Kerrigan of screen fame but the highly unfashionable litigant Vladimir Putin.