New laws bring authorities a step closer to accessing encrypted offshore data
New laws point to an Australia-US Cloud Act agreement allowing cross border access to encrypted data.
By Arthur Kopsias - 8 min read
Strengthening protections for people experiencing sexual and domestic violence
New protections for people experiencing sexual and domestic violence explained.
By Liz Snell - 6 min read
What’s new with section 32? Mental health, cognitive impairment and criminal law
An overview of the forthcoming changes to mental health and criminal law legislation.
By Jane Sanders - 6 min read
Police silence and Aboriginal deaths in custody
Contemporary decisions highlight concerns about police accountability and Aboriginal deaths in custody.
By Craig Longman - 8 min read
Paying the price: sentencing for criminal cartel conduct
Recent cases provide guidance on how courts will approach sentencing of corporations and individuals for criminal cartel conduct.
By Catherine Bembrick and Liana Witt - 7 min read
Navigating the new normal: the virtual court
Practical pointers for advocates adapting to the virtual courtroom.
By Brin Anniwell and Alanna Van der Veen - 6 min read
Search warrants and the ‘fourth estate’: recent judgments
Were the raids on Newscorp and the ABC valid? The verdicts are in but the controversy continues.
By Bradley Dean - 6 min read
Is Weissensteiner dead? High Court charts a new direction in Strbak v The Queen
What can be made of an accused’s failure to give evidence in a criminal trial? Mark Tedeschi AM QC discusses.
By Mark Tedeschi AM QC - 7 min read
Understanding the High Court’s acquittal of Cardinal George Pell
An analysis of the The High Court’s verdict and its implications for the role of appellate courts in reviewing ‘unreasonable’ guilty verdicts.
By Simon Buchen SC - 8 min read
Could the ‘Great Writ’ lie to release prisoners at risk from COVID-19?
With prisoners at greater risk than the general population from COVID-19, habeas corpus is considered as a remedy for the release of vulnerable prisoners.
By Craig Longman - 6 min read
Homicide and causation: The High Court decision in Swan v The Queen
Mark Tedeschi AM QC discusses the fascinating recent High Court decision that has effectively extended the law of causation in homicide cases.
By Mark Tedeschi AM QC - 6 min read