Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 18 to 24 July 2022
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: What is an Extended Supervision Order in New South Wales? The Supreme Court ruled that a man who sexually assaulted a four-year old girl can...
Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 11 to 17 July 2022
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: Government Scraps Paid Pandemic Leave Despite Covid cases peaking across the country, the federal government has done away with paid leave for those who self-isolate....
Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 4 to 10 July 2022
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: Minimising the Risk of Unfair Prejudice in Jury Trials Courts have a range of ways to reduce the risk of unfair prejudice arising from misleading...
Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 27 June to 3 July 2022
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: What is a Community Correction Order in New South Wales? An Australian bikini model has been handed a community correction order after being convicted for...
Court Won’t Charge Presenters With Contempt, But Will Instead Ask Them For Undertakings
By now, most of the nation knows the story: Channel 10 presenter Lisa Wilkinson spoke glowingly of Parliament House sexual assault complainant Brittany Higgins during her Logies acceptance speech on 19 June 2022, causing the trial of defendant Bruce Lehrmann...
Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 20 to 26 June 2022
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: NSW Police Accused of Covering Up Killing of Mentally Ill Man The NSW Police Commissioner appealed to the Supreme Court to suppress evidence relating to...
Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 13 to 19 June 2022
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: What are the Defences to Defamation in New South Wales? The recently-introduced defence of ‘public interest’ provides some protection to those who criticise politicians and...
Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 6 to 12 June 2022
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: Australia: The Defamation Capital of the World Those who bring defamation cases in the US are required to prove a long list of matters. But...
Has the Depp v Heard Trial Damaged the #MeToo Movement?
The high-profile defamation trial between Johnny Depp and his former wife Amber Heard saw the dirty laundry of each party aired to the world - the former’s alleged drug and alcohol abuse, disturbing text messages and destruction of property, and...
Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 30 May to 5 June 2022
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: Biloela Family Will Return to Their Community, But for How Long? The new government has kept its promise to return the Tamil family to Queensland,...
