NSW

Two brand new resources which address reasons for mandatory CPD requirements, examples of CPD requirements, the importance and benefits of legal department CPD policies and best practices in developing, implementing and managing legal department (CPD) policies.

On 1 July 2021, major reforms to the Uniform Defamation Laws commenced in Australia in the states of New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria and the Australian Capital Territory. In line with the agreement of the Council of the Attorneys-General to the Model Defamation...

A brief overview of the Supreme Court (Criminal Appeal) Rules 2021 (NSW) which replace the Criminal Appeal Rules.

Criminal Law NSW author, Anthony Martin Blackmore, has retired from the District Court of NSW.

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.

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...

Insight into sections 13, 18, 78, 81, 97, 101, 110, 125, 128A and 137 of the Uniform Evidence Acts with particular reference to competence and the lack of capacity, the right to object to being compelled to give evidence, the exception with regards to lay opinions, the exceptions to...

Insight into sections 46, 59, 71, 79, 90, 118, 122, 125, 138, 146 and 161 of the Uniform Evidence Acts with particular reference to the exclusion of hearsay evidence, electronic communications being admissible as hearsay evidence, opinions based on specialised knowledge, the...

Meanings of "mutilate" and "clitoris", s 45 of the Crimes Act 1900

Insight into sections 20, 41, 55, 62, 81, 87, 117, 125 and 137 of the Uniform Evidence Acts with particular reference to the Weissensteiner inference, the change to the wording of s 41 of the Victorian Evidence Act regarding improper questions, evidence of post-offence conduct being...

Insight into sections 10, 38, 55, 59, 81, 87, 90, 97, 98, 101, 108A, 114, 125, 130, 136, 137, 138, 141 and 165 of the Uniform Evidence Acts with particular reference to the preservation of parliamentary privilege, the exceptions for admissions and related representations to the...

Insight into sections 38, 46, 55, 57, 66, 69, 77, 91, 97, 98, 101, 108C, 128, 137, 140, 141, 160, 174 and 190 of the Uniform Evidence Acts with particular reference to unfavourable witnesses, the drawing of inferences suggested by a party that failed to cross-examine a witness...