Several recent cases have developed precedent for admitting cultural evidence and accommodating cultural differences for First Nations participants in criminal proceedings.Snapshot Australian courts are becoming…
Courts are highlighting themes of direct speech witness evidence misuse across NSW and Kane’s Hire is being applied and settled more and more.Snapshot Lawyers should…
Electronically stored information is valuable documentary evidence because of its content, and it is marshalled in a variety of formats.Snapshot Electronically stored information is a…
Reporting and analysis of the most notable decisions in the Federal Court. By DAN STAR QC.Key decisions Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Australian Egg…
Reporting and analysis of the most recent notable decisions of the NSWSC and NSWCCA. By THOMAS SPOHR.Key decisions Robertson v R [2017] NSWCCA 205 Director…
Reporting and analysis of the most recent notable decisions of the NSWSC and NSWCCA. By THOMAS SPOHR.Key decisions Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) v Jones,…
Reporting and analysis of the most notable decisions in the Federal Court. By DAN STAR QC.Key decisions Hart v Commissioner of Taxation (No 2) [2016]…
“It wasn’t me, it was my brain.” The rate of neuroscientific evidence being mentioned in US court cases doubled between 2005 and 2012. While still…
Reporting and analysis of the latest key judgments from the High Court of Australia. By ANDREW YUILE.Key decisions Fisher v Nemeske [2016] HCA 11 Zaburoni…
Reporting and analysis of the latest key judgments from the High Court of Australia. By ANDREW YUILE.Key decisions Tabcorp Holdings Limited v Victoria [2016] HCA…
The misinformation effect occurs when an eyewitness subsequently reads or hears information about the witnessed event that is inaccurate and unwittingly incorporates it into his…
The case of Haidari v R [2015] NSWCCA 126 raised questions of what is opinion evidence and what is evidence of fact. By CAROLINA LEWIN…
Reporting and analysis of the latest key judgments from the High Court of Australia. By THOMAS HURLEY.Key decisions Duncan v Independent Commission Against Corruption [2015]…