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.
Rushed reforms, uncertainty and more prisoners on remand: Recent changes to the Bail Act
If you ever appear in bail courts, it is essential that you grapple with the operation of s 22B. That is easier said than done.
The Bugmy Bar Book: Assisting lawyers to understand impacts of adverse experiences
The Bugby Bar Book assists lawyers and judicial officers by providing key information on the nature and impacts of experiences of disadvantage.
Drug Supply Prohibition Orders: Pre-emptive criminalisation?
The Drug Supply Prohibition Order Pilot grants police extraordinary powers to address drug-related crime and such orders are not subject to normal rules of evidence.
Criminal law: August 2022
Reporting and analysis of the most recent notable decisions of the NSWSC and NSWCCA. By THOMAS SPOHR.
Criminal law: July 2022
Reporting and analysis of the most recent notable decisions of the NSWSC and NSWCCA. By THOMAS SPOHR.
‘Criminal laws are not a political football’: Legal profession responds to unexplained wealth order controversy
The NSW legal profession has responded to recent calls for the government to push through new laws targeting the unexplained wealth of underworld identifies, asserting…
Criminal law: June 2022
Reporting and analysis of the most recent notable decisions of the NSWSC and NSWCCA. By THOMAS SPOHR.
Criminal law: May 2022
Reporting and analysis of the most recent notable decisions of the NSWSC and NSWCCA. By THOMAS SPOHR.
A place for conditional release orders in sentencing for serious offences
Recent decisions demonstrate the importance of individualised justice and the Court’s power to decline to record a conviction.
Criminal law: April 2022
Reporting and analysis of the most recent notable decisions of the NSWSC and NSWCCA. By THOMAS SPOHR.