Criminal law: September 2026
When does a subpoena have a legitimate forensic purpose, and when does judicial questioning threaten trial fairness? The CCA tackles both questions.
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.