Balancing the right against self-incrimination & pleadings
Chardon v Bradley QCA 314 Fraser and Morrison and McMurdo JJA The appellant was convicted of six sexual offences…...
Category: Criminal Law
Appeal: school vicariously liable for criminal sexual assaults by a teacher on a student
A, DC v Prince Alfred College Inc SASCFC 161 Headnote: Appeal against a dismissal of a claim for damages…...
HCA: consistency in sentencing Federal offences
The Queen v Pham HCA 39 (4 November 2015) I refer you to the High Court judgment summary and…...
HCA: VLAD appeal impaled
Kuczborski v Queensland HCA 46 (14 November 2014) I refer you to the judgment summary. David Cormack – Brisbane…...
Scattergun approach causing turbid and turgid turn of phrase
Bell v Hendry & Ors ICQ 018 Martin J concurred with the original decision and found the complaint under…...
OHS: complaints and amendments
Karimbla Construction Services Pty Ltd v President of the Industrial Court QSC 56 Administrative law – Prerogative writs and orders…...
Mental Health Act – review
The Discussion Paper can be viewed at – http://www.health.qld.gov.au/mentalhealth/news/MHA2000-review.asp. Submissions can be emailed directly to MHA.Review@health.qld.gov.au or mailed to: Mental…...
HCA affirms governments power to pass ‘draconian’ seizure laws
In brief: The High Court recently handed down its decision in Attorney-General (NT) v Emmerson. Partner Peter O’Donahoo (view CV), Senior Associate Tim…...
A guide to cross examination
By Robert Sheldon. Libke v R HCA 30; (2007) 235 ALR 517 CATCHWORDS Criminal law – Practice and procedure…...
HCA: prosecution proferring range on sentence
Barbaro v The Queen; Zirilli v The Queen HCA 2 (12 February 2014) The appellant submitted the sentence…...