The Offence of Juror Misconduct in NSW: Section 68C Jury Act 1977
The long-awaited sexual assault trial of a federal Coalition staff member has been aborted after a juror was found to have used material which had not been admitted as evidence. Bruce Lehrmann, the man accused of sexually assaulting Britanny Higgins...
ACT Decriminalises Drug Possession: Labor MP Michael Pettersson on Forging Reform
That the century-old system of drug prohibition is a failure is well-established in legal circles, amongst medical experts, those who partake in illicit substances, families who’ve lost loved ones to the use of them, and a growing cross section of...
The Coalition Has Made It That Much Easier for NSW Police to Access Electronic Devices
Obviously, the NSW Police Force has been whispering into police minister Paul Toole’s ear about its officers not having enough powers when policing the general public, as the Perrottet government has just passed a plethora of bills to placate its chief...
Home and Away Catfisher’s Sentence Increased on Appeal
A Victorian woman who posed as various celebrities, including Home and Away star Lincoln Lewis, to obtain intimate images she then used to stalk and harass her victims has had her prison term increased after appealing on grounds that her...
Criminal Defence Lawyers to Get Better Protections Against Harassment, Intimidation and Reprisals
New laws have been introduced to New South Wales Parliament which will give defence lawyers similar protections to those that prosecutors, magistrates, judges, complainants, witnesses and jurors already have in our state. Introduced to parliament on 19 October 2022, the Crimes...
Invited UN Inspectors Cut Visit Short, as Rights Violations Continue Under Albanese
The UN Subcommittee on the Prevention of Torture (SPT) on Sunday cut its long-awaited visit to our nation short, due to a number of state authorities denying cooperation to the independent experts, whilst supposedly rights-forward PM Anthony Albanese has been...
Standing With Thorpe: An Uncompromising First Nations Voice in Parliament
Lidia Thorpe is not someone who made the decision to enter Australian parliament lightly, one would presume. She grew up amongst staunch First Nations rights activists, who vocally assert and continue to uphold their sovereignty over stolen lands. Australian parliament...
Land of the Gods: Nepalese Hindu Deities in Pictures
If ever a visitor in Nepal, one should be mindful that if you appear to be the first customer on entering a shop early morning, your subsequent actions have consequences for the rest of the store owner’s day. If you...
“Birds Without Wings”: Undocumented Tibetans Refugees in Nepal Await Return Home
Being a majority Buddhist people, Tibetans well understand the concept of impermanence, or the temporary nature of all things. And at Tashiling, a permanent Tibetan settlement in Nepal that grew out of a short-term refugee camp, the temporary still reigns...
Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 17 to 23 October 2022
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: As Street Dog Care in Kathmandu Grows, Community Attitude to Strays Is Shifting The heart-warming story of a non-profit organisation that has improved the lives...
