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A brief overview of the updated Criminal Court statistics, released by the NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research, showing the characteristics of NSW Criminal Court finalisations over five years to June 2020.

A brief summary of the Federal Circuit Court of Australia’s 21st Annual Report, focussing on the performance of the Court in the financial year ending 30 June 2020.

Community objections to the controversial expansion of Darling Downs coal mine spawned the longest hearing in Queensland Land Court history, costing millions. But that was just the beginning.

Recent cases in the High Court of Australia (and what’s coming up).

Financial services - landmark High Court ruling on definitions of personal and general product advice

The following Subtitles are now updated and available on Westlaw AU: Criminal Procedure 11.2 “Investigation by Independent Agencies”; Family Law 17.2 “Professional Ethics”; Finance, Banking and Securities 18.9 “Securities”; Health and Guardianship 20.9 “Guardianship and Administration...

The following Subtitles are now updated and available on Westlaw AU: Bankruptcy 3.10 “Investigations”; Civil Procedure 5.9 “Appeals”; Communications 6.2 “Criminal Defamation”; Communications 6.7 “Radiocommunications”; Criminal Procedure 11.11 “Confiscation of Proceeds of Crime”...

The High Court ruled today that a British subject who arrived in Australia in 1948 can be considered an alien within the meaning of s 51(xix) of the Constitution. Justice Nettle delivered the judgment in Chetcuti v Commonwealth of Australia [2020] HCA 42.

Insight into sections 13, 18, 44, 46, 55, 59, 65, 66, 90, 97, 101, 125, 128A, 131, 164 and the Dictionary of the Uniform Evidence Acts with particular reference to competence and the lack of capacity, compellability in relation to spousal communications, evidence of a representation...

Judicial Commentary on Migration Act Legislative or Administrative Improvement

These days, hearings by telephone or video link may be essential to the administration of justice, according to WA’s Court of Appeal decision in JKC Australia LNG Pty Ltd v CH2M Hill Companies Ltd.

The following Subtitles are now updated and available on Westlaw AU: Business Organisations 4.3 “Company Finance”; Business Organisations 4.7 “Company Winding Up”; Contract: General Principles 7.7 “Defences”; Environment and Natural Resources 14.11 “Fisheries”