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 - 10 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 - 9 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 - 7 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 - 6 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 - 8 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 - 7 min read
Doli incapax and expert opinion evidence
The 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 read
Criminal law: March 2024
Reporting and analysis of the most recent notable decisions of the NSWSC and NSWCCA. By THOMAS SPOHR.
By Thomas Spohr - 6 min read
Advising in confiscation and proceeds of crime matters – some early considerations
Recent 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 read
Key reforms to Drug Court coming in 2023
In 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 read
The acquittal of Cardinal George Pell
On 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 read