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 - 8 min readCriminalisation of coercive control takes offending beyond the narrow scope of violence linked to physical acts alone.
By Hayley Dean - 8 min readReporting and analysis of the most recent notable decisions of the NSWSC and NSWCCA. By THOMAS SPOHR.
By Thomas Spohr - 7 min readThe Court of Criminal Appeal has restricted the admissibility of certain expert evidence as to doli incapax in criminal cases involving children under 14.
By Mark Ramsland - 7 min readReporting and analysis of the most recent notable decisions of the NSWSC and NSWCCA. By THOMAS SPOHR.
By Thomas Spohr - 6 min readRecent amendments to unexplained wealth legislation in NSW provides for automatic forfeiture following conviction for a serious offence and other wide-ranging unexplained wealth orders.
By Justin Wong and Andrew O'Brien - 7 min readIn early 2023, reforms will increase program accessibility and opportunities for diversion of drug dependent offenders out of the criminal justice system.
By Judge Jane Mottley - 4 min readOn 7 April 2020, the High Court upheld Cardinal George Pell’s appeal against conviction and acquitted him of five sexual offences.
By Simon Buchen SC - 8 min readThe Federal Court’s sentencing in the Vina Money Prosecution provides an indication of what individuals can expect if they are found guilty of criminal cartel…
By Catherine Bembrick and Liana Witt - 6 min readIf you ever appear in bail courts, it is essential that you grapple with the operation of s 22B. That is easier said than done.
By Thomas Spohr - 9 min readThe Bugby Bar Book assists lawyers and judicial officers by providing key information on the nature and impacts of experiences of disadvantage.
By Lauren Stefanou and Crystal Triggs - 4 min readThe Drug Supply Prohibition Order Pilot grants police extraordinary powers to address drug-related crime and such orders are not subject to normal rules of evidence.
By Diane Elston, Samuel Mullins and Chelsi Williams - 6 min readAnalysis of the CPP’s discontinuance of its prosecution of ANZ Banking, Citigroup and Deutsche Bank AG for alleged cartel conduct.
By Lucy Lester - 10 min readRecent decisions demonstrate the importance of individualised justice and the Court’s power to decline to record a conviction.
By Imogen Hogan, Colleen Gonzales and Cherilyn Herbert - 6 min read