Criminal Law

In the latest online release of the Queensland Sentencing Manual, author Matt Jackson, Barrister and Queensland Sentencing Advisory Council Member, discusses the recent cases R v Hatahet (2024) 98 ALJR 863; [2024] HCA 23, R v James [2024] QCA 142 and R v BEM [2024] QCA 175.

Acting NSW Magistrate and author Beverley Schurr covers highlights from the October online release of Criminal Procedure (NSW).

Find out which cases Matthew Goode has selected for reporting in the criminal reports.

ALJR Editors John Carroll and Colleen Tognetti look back at judgments handed down in the first half of 2024

The following Subtitles are now updated and available on Westlaw: Bankruptcy 3.17 “Offences”; Criminal Procedure 11.11 “Confiscation of Proceeds of Crime”; Equity 15.11 “Taking Accounts”; Human Rights 21.5 “Work”; Intellectual Property 23.4 Chs 1–4, 6–8; Torts 33.7 “Nuisance”

In the upcoming online release of the Queensland Sentencing Manual, incoming author Matt Jackson, Barrister and Queensland Sentencing Advisory Council Member, discusses key cases R v Liu [2024] QCA 58, R v ZC [2024] QCA 89, R v Brutton [2024] QSC 24 and R v Gordon [2024] QCA 16.

Outgoing Queensland Sentencing Manual author John Robertson hands reins over to Barrister and Queensland Sentencing Advisory Council Member Matt Jackson.

The following Subtitles are now updated and available on Westlaw: Criminal Law Principles 9.1 “The Criminal Laws”; Criminal Sentencing 12.2 “Relevant Factors”; Equity 15.9 “Compensation and Damages”; Equity 15.13 “Trusts”; Family Law 17.16 “Financial Agreements and Consent...

Find out which cases Matthew Goode has selected for reporting in the criminal reports.

The following Subtitles are now updated and available on Westlaw: Criminal Law Principles 9.3 “Defences and Responsibility”; Criminal Offences 10.2 “Assault and Related Offences”; Criminal Procedure 11.9 “Legal Representation and Legal Aid”; Dispute Resolution 13.7 “Arbitration”...

The following Subtitles are now updated and available on Westlaw: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples 1.1 “Constitutional Status”; Administrative Law 2.3 “Access to Information”; Criminal Sentencing 12.13 “Sentencing Procedure”; Human Rights 21.2 “The Australian Legal...

In the upcoming online release of the Queensland Sentencing Manual, John Robertson, former Chair of the Queensland Sentencing Advisory Council and former District Court Judge, discusses key cases R v Schulz [2023] QCA 150; R v Staines (2022) 11 QR 872; [2022] QCA 187; R v Abdullah...