Suspected Misconduct by Juror Triggers Investigation
The Full Bench the New South Wales Court of Appeal has ordered an investigation into allegations that a juror in a sexual assault trial published a Facebook post calling for ‘sex predators’ to be ‘put down like dogs’, just a...
Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 8 to 14 April 2019
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: Should University Cheats Face Prison Time? The education minister has proposed criminalising students who submit essays and assignments written by others, and the businesses that...
Protecting the Sacred: An Interview With the Djab Wurrung Embassy’s Zellanach Djab Mara
VicRoads and Major Road Projects Victoria have plans to construct a four lane strip of highway between the towns of Ararat and Buangor in southwestern Victoria, as part of its $672 million Western Highway duplication project. This basically means that...
Julian Assange Faces Lengthy Legal Battle
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been found guilty in a British Court of breaching his bail and faces a battle against extradition to the United States. Mr Assange was arrested by British police after the new Ecuadorian President decided to...
Police Admit Destroying Vital Evidence in Serious Criminal Cases
A woman who was allegedly gang raped is just one of many left without access to justice after Queensland police destroyed crucial evidence. The revelation, comes from Brisbane woman Eve* (not her real name) and was discovered as she pressed...
Christchurch Terrorist Attack: Perpetrated by a ‘Law-Abiding Firearm Owner’
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has made good on her much-lauded promise to tighten her nation’s gun laws in the wake of the Christchurch terrorist attack. On Thursday, her gun law reform bill passed in parliament, with 119 votes...
Geoffrey Rush Smashes Telegraph “Out of the Park” in Defamation Lawsuit
The Federal Court has ordered the owners of The Daily Telegraph, News Corp, to pay Academy-award winning actor Geoffrey Rush $850,000 in damages plus a yet to be determined sum for economic losses, resulting from the publication of unproven allegations...
Berejiklian’s Moves Quickly to Consolidate Power and Silence Dissent
The Berejiklian government seems to have taken its election win as an indication from the NSW electorate that it has carte blanche over its governing of the state, as in a little over a week after its return to office,...
PM Promises Prison for Animal Rights Activists
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has reacted to a recent anti-meat protest by promising prison terms of up to 12 months for activists who publish information about farmers who are allegedly cruel towards their animals. A protest on Monday saw disruptions...
High Court Rules that Abortion Safe-Zones are Constitutional
Two anti-abortion activists have lost their appeals against Victorian and Tasmanian laws which prohibit protesting near abortion clinics. Kathleen Clubb and Graham Preston appealed against laws which establish safe-zones near abortion clinics. The conduct of the appellants was holding placards...
