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.
Key changes to use of DNA evidence in courtrooms
A new method of scientific reporting for DNA provides a framework for the data and will change the way evidence is given, according to one…
Criminal law: May 2025
Useful precedent on the use of evidence by audio-visual link and appropriateness of the guideline judgment for sentencing break, enter and steal matters.
Criminal law: April 2025
Useful precedent on rounding sentences with mandatory discounts and whether an offender’s own child abuse reduces moral culpability.
Key criminal law cases of 2024
Criminal defence lawyer and a Director and Principal at J Sutton Associates, Andrew Tiedt, recently hosted a webinar for the Law Society of New South…
Criminal law: March 2025
Useful precedent on the mental element of fraud offences and the application of mental health diversion provisions. By THOMAS SPOHR.
Criminal law: February 2025
Useful precedent on the degree of knowledge needed for drug supply offences and when an AVO cannot be revoked. By THOMAS SPOHR.
Criminal law: December 2024
The CCA considers discounts for ‘super call-over’ pleas and section 66 NSW sentencing rules for federal offenders. By THOMAS SPOHR.
Criminal law: November 2024
Criminal cases exploring sentencing by reference to a ranges of seriousness, and discounts involving mandatory minimum sentences. By THOMAS SPOHR.
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.
Criminal law: September 2024
The CCA considers the meaning of ‘suffers or permits’ for joint offending and how rolled up facts impact sentencing. By THOMAS SPOHR.