Criminal law: December 2024
The CCA considers discounts for ‘super call-over’ pleas and section 66 NSW sentencing rules for federal offenders. By THOMAS SPOHR.
By Thomas Spohr - 7 min read
Coming together: First Nations laws and customs in courts
Several recent cases have developed precedent for admitting cultural evidence and accommodating cultural differences for First Nations participants in criminal proceedings.
By Oliver Williams and Damian Beaufils - 1 min read
Criminal law: October 2024
Criminal cases exploring the controversial direct speech issue in NSW and whether a gambling disorder mitigates sentencing. By THOMAS SPOHR.
By Thomas Spohr - 1 min read
Meatball lawyering: how duty lawyers are first responders
New research urges us to rethink what it means to be a duty lawyer and suggests this could address many issues in criminal justice.
By Ray Nickson and Alice Neikirk - 1 min read
Criminal law: August 2024
The NSWCCA considers witness credibility arguments in child sex matters and unusual liability in joint criminal enterprise. By THOMAS SPOHR.
By Thomas Spohr - 1 min read
Criminal law: July 2024
The NSWCCA considers the ‘common humanity’ test and consideration of Form 1 offences in sentencing. By THOMAS SPOHR.
By Thomas Spohr - 2 min read
From panic to policy: the state of criminal law reform
Criminal law policy is being made in a more haphazard and less effective manner than before. This article is an attempt to examine why.
By Thomas Spohr - 1 min read
Understanding the new rules for children in sexual offence proceedings
The new provisions are designed to help children give their best evidence and implement an alternative trial format, creating novel challenges for trial lawyers.
By Julia Mclean and Diane Elston - 2 min read
Criminal law: May 2024
The courts consider unlawful arrests for breach of bail conditions, and the relationship between extended joint criminal enterprise and ‘in company’. By THOMAS SPOHR.
By Thomas Spohr - 2 min read
Advising clients charged under the new coercive control legislation
Criminalisation of coercive control takes offending beyond the narrow scope of violence linked to physical acts alone.
By Hayley Dean - 2 min read
Criminal law: April 2024
Reporting and analysis of the most recent notable decisions of the NSWSC and NSWCCA. By THOMAS SPOHR.
By Thomas Spohr - 1 min read