ArticleWhat is unacceptable risk in deciding bail?People charged with serious offences now have to meet more onerous requirements before the NSW Courts will consider bail.AustraliaCriminal LawStacks Law Firm
ArticleWhen can police detain you and ask for identification in NSW?A Sydney man was awarded $3,201 for false imprisonment after he was detained for four minutes at a Sydney train station.AustraliaCriminal LawStacks Law Firm
ArticleA call for industrial manslaughter reform in NSWIntroducing industrial manslaughter reforms in NSW may force company officers to consider the safety of their workers.AustraliaEmployment and HRColeman Greig Lawyers
ArticleBack to basics – assaults in the workplace and the importance of having a reliable witness - Australian legal updateArticle explores recent case about assault in the workplace & highlights the importance of having a reliable witness at trial.AustraliaEmployment and HRDWF (Australia)
ArticleFirst industrial manslaughter case in Australia decided in BrisbaneA Brisbane employer has been fined for industrial manslaughter and its two directors sentenced after a worker died.AustraliaEmployment and HRCooper Grace Ward
ArticleWorking With Children Check (WWCC)Most workplaces now require a valid and current police check as well as a Working With Children Check (WWCC).AustraliaEmployment and HRKells
ArticleYour employer instructs you to do something illegal. What are your rights as an employee?As an employee, you are bound to adhere to and comply with all reasonable and lawful directions from your employer.AustraliaEmployment and HRHall Payne Lawyers
ArticleStop it at the start - Putting an end to domestic violenceThe campaign, Stop it at the Start, may reduce the prevalence of violence against women by intervening before it begins.AustraliaFamily and MatrimonialColeman Greig Lawyers
ArticleAUSTRAC's Latest Enforcement Against Financial CrimeThis partnership reflects a joint commitment to address the global threat of money laundering and terrorism financing.AustraliaFinance and BankingSophie Grace Pty Ltd
ArticleRisk of negligent treatment of prisoners if PBS drugs unavailable: Australian Legal UpdateThe level of care available to the patient may have been less than that regarded as adequate for patients not in custody.AustraliaFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesDWF (Australia)
ArticleNSW police officer charged with assaulting First Nations teenagerThis charging of the police constable is a trend towards other charges relating to crimes against First Nations people.AustraliaGovernment, Public SectorSydney Criminal Lawyers
ArticleThe violence of the frontier wars has never really endedThe shooting of a Warlpiri man in 2019 is classed as one of the over 420 Aboriginal deaths in custody since 1991.AustraliaGovernment, Public SectorSydney Criminal Lawyers
Article10 rules lawyers should follow in court, which should be obvious, but apparently are notNone of these court etiquette rules is new, but in going to Court these days, much of it seems to have been forgotten.AustraliaLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationDoogue + George Defence Lawyers
ArticleLimitations Amendment (Child Abuse Civil Actions) Bill 2015 (NSW)These proposed changes, which were defeated, would have removed the limitations period for child sexual abuse in NSW.AustraliaLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationCarroll & O'Dea
ArticleShould juries be told the criminal history of the defendant?The current law in NSW prohibits the admission into evidence of a defendant's past criminal conduct in most cases.AustraliaLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationStacks Law Firm
ArticleWhen can a Judicial Inquiry be held into a potential wrongful conviction in NSW?Judicial inquiries in NSW can review cases, providing court scrutiny over a potential miscarriage of justice.AustraliaLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationSydney Criminal Lawyers
ArticleKrispy Kreme doughnut giveaway slammed by policeThe national promotion by Krispy Kreme doughnuts may have led to contraventions of COVID-19 social distancing rules.AustraliaMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentSydney Criminal Lawyers
ArticleDoxxingr reform: new statutory tort proposedDoxxing refers to the deliberate exposure of private information or personal details, generally online, without consent.AustraliaPrivacyHolding Redlich
ArticleIs the law finally catching up with the Peeping Tom? The Bill is now currently in the hands of the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee for inquiry.AustraliaPrivacyCarroll & O'Dea