Court Jurisdiction While each Australian state’s systems differ slightly, what is common throughout Australia is the tiered court system, with the Supreme Court in each State or Territory having jurisdiction to hear cases of the most serious kind and the High Court of...
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...
Changes to the right to silence and pre-trial disclosure Access to Justice, Legal Aid and Self-Represented Litigants High Court finds against wide questioning powers given to Australian Crime Commission Legal Responses to Criminal Organisations 2013 NSW Crime...
Beyond Reasonable doubt, jury directions and the onus of proof Beyond Reasonable Doubt In this article we explore jury directions, the meaning of “beyond a reasonable doubt” and onus of proof. The presumption of innocence is an important part of any fair...
