Criminal Law

In the February online release of the Queensland Sentencing Manual, John Robertson, Chair of the Queensland Sentencing Advisory Council and former District Court Judge, discussed the following cases: R v Pain [2022] QCA 233, R v Turner [2022] QCA 175 and R v WBT [2022] QCA 215.

The following Subtitles are now updated and available on New Westlaw: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples 1.4 “Cultural Heritage”; Administrative Law 2.5 “Judicial Review of Administrative Action: Procedural Fairness”; Bankruptcy 3.5 “Acts of Bankruptcy”; Bankruptcy 3.9...

The latest decisions from the High Court of Australia, reviewed by our team of ALJR reporters…

ALJR Editors John Carroll and Colleen Tognetti on the High Court highlights for September

ALJR Editors John Carroll and Colleen Tognetti on High Court highlights for August

The following Subtitles are now updated and available on Westlaw: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples 1.5 “Criminal Justice Issues”; Administrative Law 2.2 “Delegated Legislation”; Criminal Offences 10.5 “Interference with Property”; Criminal Offences 10.12 “Terrorism...

John Robertson, Chair of the Queensland Sentencing Advisory Council and former District Court Judge, covers highlights from the May online release of the Queensland Sentencing Manual: the proper approach to s 159A(1) of the Penalties and Sentences Act 1992 (Qld); discretionary serious...

The following Subtitles are now updated and available on Westlaw: Contract: General Principles 7.5 “Performance”; Criminal Sentencing 12.3 "Interpretation of Penalty Provisions”; Criminal Sentencing 12.6 "Financial Orders: Fines”; Environment and Natural Resources 14.5 “Environmental...

The following Subtitles are now updated and available on Westlaw AU: Criminal Offences 10.4 “Offences of Dishonesty”; Environment and Natural Resources 14.4 “Development Control”; Equity 15.1 “History and Nature of Equity”; Health and Guardianship 20.4 “Health Care Authorities and...

Australian Law Journal Vol 96 Pt 2; Australasian Dispute Resolution Journal Vol 31 Pt 4; Australian Journal of Administrative Law Vol 28 Pt 4; Building and Construction Law Journal Vol 37 Pt 3; Company and Securities Law Journal Vol 39 Pt 1; Criminal Law Journal Vol 45 Pt 5; and...

From the loss of enjoyment of a prestige car, to the complicated issue of Browne v Dunn in criminal trials: the latest roundup of High Court cases.

Includes defamation on social media, proposed revisions to Model Defamation, authorising searches during flight, among other updates