Bodily autonomy as a ‘lawful interest’: what Potter means for NSW practitioners
By elevating bodily integrity and personal safety within the analysis, the High Court has provided fresh guidance on a recurring evidentiary issue.
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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.
New approaches to expert evidence: the High Court on counterintuitive evidence
BQ v The King demonstrates an expanding scope for counterintuitive evidence and clarifies how expert context guides juries without straying into vouching.