Criminal law: March 2022

Reporting and analysis of the most recent notable decisions of the NSWSC and NSWCCA. By THOMAS SPOHR.

Affirmative consent: What the ‘common sense’ NSW law reforms mean

Affirmative consent will soon be law in NSW. The laws will better recognise sexual violence within a domestic and family violence and abuse context.

The ‘CSI effect’ and admissibility of equivocal DNA evidence

The recent decisions of Dadley v R and Franklin v R consider the effect of unfair prejudice on the admissibility of forensic evidence.

Criminal law: February 2022

Reporting and analysis of the most recent notable decisions of the NSWSC and NSWCCA. By THOMAS SPOHR.

Criminal law: December 2021

Reporting and analysis of the most recent notable decisions of the NSWSC and NSWCCA. By THOMAS SPOHR.

Criminal law: November 2021

Reporting and analysis of the most recent notable decisions of the NSWSC and NSWCCA. By THOMAS SPOHR.

Criminal law: October 2021

Reporting and analysis of the most recent notable decisions of the NSWSC and NSWCCA. By THOMAS SPOHR.

Criminal law: September 2021

Reporting and analysis of the most recent notable decisions of the NSWSC and NSWCCA. By THOMAS SPOHR.

Criminal law: August 2021

Reporting and analysis of the most recent notable decisions of the NSWSC and NSWCCA. By THOMAS SPOHR.

Black letter law*

An exploration of how a black letter application of the Bail Act can command fairer outcomes for First Nations people.