Criminal law: July 2025
Intriguing criminal cases on the mental element to arrest without a warrant, and the benchmark and onus of proof for disputes over mental health impairment.
High Court: July 2020
Reporting and analysis of the latest key judgments from the High Court of Australia. By DAVID KELSEY-SUGG.
Criminal law: July 2020
Reporting and analysis of the most recent notable decisions of the NSWSC and NSWCCA. By THOMAS SPOHR.
Search warrants and the ‘fourth estate’: recent judgments
Were the raids on Newscorp and the ABC valid? The verdicts are in but the controversy continues.
High Court: June 2020
Reporting and analysis of the latest key judgments from the High Court of Australia. By DAVID KELSEY-SUGG.
Criminal law: June 2020
Reporting and analysis of the most recent notable decisions of the NSWSC and NSWCCA. By THOMAS SPOHR.
Storyteller for the voiceless
Meet Sarah Hopkins, an experienced criminal lawyer, award-winning novelist, and Chair of Just Reinvest NSW.
Understanding the High Court’s acquittal of Cardinal George Pell
An analysis of the The High Court’s verdict and its implications for the role of appellate courts in reviewing ‘unreasonable’ guilty verdicts.
High Court: May 2020
Reporting and analysis of the latest key judgments from the High Court of Australia. By DAVID KELSEY-SUGG.
Criminal law: May 2020
Reporting and analysis of the most recent notable decisions of the NSWSC and NSWCCA. By THOMAS SPOHR.
Six minutes with John Weir
John Weir is a partner at Pennicott Weir Lawyers and an accredited specialist in criminal law. After a lifelong interest in the intersection between mental…