Lawyers Who Engage in Fraud
The Legal Aid Commission plays an integral role in the NSW justice system; providing disadvantaged people with legal advice and representation across the state. Part of the Commission’s role is to assign cases to private law firms, who represent the...
Five Fascinating High Court Justices
Since our High Court was established in 1903, we have had 12 Chief Justices and 42 Justices - all with interesting stories to tell. Here, we attempt to narrow the list down to just five of the most fascinating. 1....
How Reliable is Facial Recognition Evidence?
There have been numerous examples of where the use of ‘expert’ evidence has led to miscarriages of justice. And identification evidence is notoriously unreliable, resulting in the convictions of hundreds of innocent people in the US alone. But what about...
Would You Buy a Property that was the Scene of a Murder?
If you’re a fan of Channel Nine’s reality show The Block, you may have heard the grisly rumours about the latest property to be developed. It has emerged that the former hotel, located in South Yarra in Victoria, was the...
Oxfam and Medical Teams International: Lifelines for Syrian refugees
It’s been said many times that one death is a tragedy, but one million deaths is a statistic. Once again, the saying was proved true when the image of a toddler’s body washed up in Turkey was published. The little...
Should Police Pursuits be Banned?
A coronial inquest has found that police breached their own emergency driving policies during the fatal police pursuit of 29-year-old Aaron Genovese in 2012. Mr Genovese was believed to have been riding a motorbike at well over the 80km speed...
Queensland Appoints First Female Supreme Court Chief Justice
The Supreme Court of Queensland has appointed its first-ever female Chief Justice, following the controversial appointment and resignation of Tim Carmody earlier this year. Catherine Holmes SC is a highly experienced lawyer, starting her eminent career as a Crown Prosecutor...
Can My Breath Analysis Results Be Thrown Out of Court?
Most people who return a positive breath test will plead guilty and take steps towards securing the most lenient penalty, often seeking to avoid a criminal conviction and licence disqualification. Those steps might include getting an experienced lawyer, completing a...
Tasers Not As Harmless As Previously Thought
Tasers were initially developed as an ‘alternative to lethal force,’ and a means of assisting police to deal with violent incidents, but a spate of Taser-related deaths both in Australia and overseas has cast doubt about how harmless they really...
Lawyer Struck Off for Cheating During Uni
Could being caught for plagiarism affect your chances of being admitted as a lawyer? It may sound harsh, but students found to have engaged in academic misconduct can be refused admission as lawyers. To become a lawyer, hopeful applicants must...
