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: July 2024
The NSWCCA considers the ‘common humanity’ test and consideration of Form 1 offences in sentencing. By THOMAS SPOHR.
Criminal law: June 2024
The courts consider the technicalities of factoring pre-sentence custody into custodial and non-custodial sentences. By THOMAS SPOHR.
Criminal law: February 2024
Reporting and analysis of the most recent notable decisions of the NSWSC and NSWCCA. By THOMAS SPOHR.
Criminal law: December 2023
Reporting and analysis of the most recent notable decisions of the NSWSC and NSWCCA. By THOMAS SPOHR.
Criminal law: October 2023
Reporting and analysis of the most recent notable decisions of the NSWSC and NSWCCA. By THOMAS SPOHR.
Criminal law: September 2023
Reporting and analysis of the most recent notable decisions of the NSWSC and NSWCCA. By THOMAS SPOHR.