The First Civil Case in Australia The Story of Henry and Susannah Kable and their lost parcel How a parcel lost on the First Fleet shaped justice, fairness, equality and the rule of law in Australia. The story culminates in the first civil case in New South Wales...
GEOFFREY RUSH CASE NOTE Nationwide News Pty Limited v Rush [2020] FCAFC 115 On 2 July 2020, Geoffrey Roy Rush was awarded a record $2.9m in damages by the Full Court of the Federal Court of Australia after Nationwide News Pty Limited (“Nationwide News”) lost its...
Chris Dawson Case Note How effective is the media as a non-legal measure in achieving justice? Conversely, what are the risks and challenges that the media may pose to existing legal measures used by police and courts? How does the legal system ensure that the rights...
Baden Clay Case Note Chris Dawson wasn’t the only husband whose murder case was based on circumstantial evidence. 10 years ago, another woman vanished from a troubled marriage, Allison Baden-Clay. Access our updated resource here: Content Warning The following case...
Claremont Serial Killings Casenote Case Citation THE STATE OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA v EDWARDS [No 7] [2020] WASC 339 Watch the judgement of Bradley Robert Edwards below – ABC News Click Here to watch the judgement on Youtube Facts of the case Between 1996 and 1997,...
Skaf Case Note For crimes that society considers as the worst of crimes, should the accused be expected to serve a life imprisonment? Should the criminal process be applied differently to the perpetrators of crime that society considers the most heinous of human...
