What Happens if a Jury Cannot Reach a Unanimous Verdict in NSW?
A jury of 11 will recommence deliberations in Downing Centre District Court today, after returning not guilty verdicts for five out of 26 criminal charges during deliberations after the trial of former Sydney swimming coach Kyle Daniels. Mr Daniels pleaded...
What is a Defended Hearing in New South Wales?
Australian actor Craig McLachlan has been found not guilty of 13 criminal charges, stemming from allegations made by four fellow cast members of The Rocky Horror Show. Mr McLachlan, probably best known for his television roles in Neighbours, Home and...
Tony Mokbel’s Drug Conviction Quashed
And so the fallout from the Lawyer X scandal continues. Drug kingpin Tony Mokbel has had his conviction for the importation of cocaine quashed by Victoria’s Court of Appeal as a result of the Lawyer X scandal, on the basis...
The Offence of Murder in NSW
A man has been charged with murder after a fatal stabbing at a Newcastle petrol station The 24 year old was charged after allegedly stabbing a 54 year old man at a petrol station in Newcastle just after 8pm on...
The Rules Relating to Commencing and Discontinuing Criminal Prosecutions in NSW
The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) in Victoria is facing a barrage of criticism after withdrawing the criminal charges against a de-frocked Catholic Priest. The complainant, now in her early 60s, has spent nearly a decade trying...
The Offence of Advocating Terrorism in Australia
A New South Wales teenager has been arrested and charged with terrorism offences. In documents handed up to Albury Local Court, police allege that 18 year old Tyler Jakovac from Albury on the NSW-Victoria border used an encrypted online messaging...
The Law, Defences and Penalties for Sexual Assault in New South Wales
A man is facing 135 criminal charges, including 46 sexual assault charges against 31 women that he met via dating apps, whom he allegedly drugged and filmed as he was sexually assaulting them. Police say the 30 year old man...
2020: ‘Worst Year’ for Domestic Violence Offences
When lockdowns hit around the world earlier this year, most people were concerned about their jobs, worried about how to homeschool the kids, stressed about pasta and toilet paper shortages, and the absence of friends and families, along with all...
The Brereton Report’s Detailing of Historical Australian War Crimes: Part 2
The recently released Brereton report into alleged SAS war atrocities perpetrated in Afghanistan provides an account of historical Australian war crimes committed in six different conflicts. In our first article relating to the history, we provided a rundown on the...
The Brereton Report’s Detailing of Historical Australian War Crimes: Part 1
The laws of armed conflict or international humanitarian law (IHL) are a set of rules governing what can and cannot be done during war. The four Geneva Conventions and their protocols comprise the majority of the law, with almost all...
