Cullen: a dispute over a 144-year-old Parliamentary power to compel witnesses
The Court revisited the Kable doctrine and struck down an ancient law, highlighting the cost of legislative inertia and delayed statutory reform.
High Court: May 2020
Reporting and analysis of the latest key judgments from the High Court of Australia. By DAVID KELSEY-SUGG.
High Court rules on admissibility of evidence in animal cruelty case
The High Court has ruled that some (but not all) evidence obtained at a greyhound training facility is admissible despite being obtained improperly.
Federal Court: February 2020
Reporting and analysis of the most notable decisions in the Federal Court. By DAN STAR QC.
Federal Court: September 2019
Reporting and analysis of the most notable decisions in the Federal Court. By DAN STAR QC.
Criminal law: December 2017
Reporting and analysis of the most recent notable decisions of the NSWSC and NSWCCA. By THOMAS SPOHR.
The latest from the Federal Court: November 2017
Reporting and analysis of the most notable decisions in the Federal Court. By DAN STAR QC.
Criminal law: October 2017
Reporting and analysis of the most recent notable decisions of the NSWSC and NSWCCA. By THOMAS SPOHR.
Criminal law: August 2017
Reporting and analysis of the most recent notable decisions of the NSWSC and NSWCCA. By THOMAS SPOHR.
The latest from the Federal Court: November 2016
Reporting and analysis of the most notable decisions in the Federal Court. By DAN STAR QC.
Mind over matters: how neuroscience is changing the law
“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…