Criminal law: September 2026
When does a subpoena have a legitimate forensic purpose, and when does judicial questioning threaten trial fairness? The CCA tackles both questions.
Criminal law: June 2026
Recent NSWCCA decisions consider section 58 of the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 and reaffirm that ‘special circumstances’ are neither rare nor exceptional.
Criminal law: May 2026
The latest NSWCCA decisions consider limits on prosecutorial cross‑examination and sentencing procedures formerly described as suspended sentences.
Criminal law: April 2026
Must judges still rank seriousness on a notional scale? How should moral culpability be assessed? And what must be explained when these questions are raised?
Criminal law: March 2026
When do facts undermine jurisdiction? And when does a plea deliver more than mere utility? These decisions give practitioners clearer guardrails on both fronts.
Criminal law: February 2026
Recent judgments address ambiguities in proving ‘immediately before or after’ harm and correct misconceptions about how totality applies to fine‑based sentences.
Criminal law: December 2025
The NSWCCA discussed the factors relevant to the offence of intentional choking and interpretation of the ‘deemed supply’ provisions.
Criminal law: November 2025
Can expert certificates bypass standard rules? When is a summary offence ‘related’? These cases answer key procedural questions.
Criminal law: October 2025
Important cases on objective and subjective features of offending when sentencing and discounts for cooperating with authorities.
Criminal law: September 2025
An important cases that discusses the meaning of intimidation for the purposes of an APVO.
Criminal law: August 2025
Criminal cases on reasonable service of tendency notices and whether one procured by the accused need not be ‘innocent’ before principal is found guilty.