New Bail Laws Criticised

New Bail Laws Criticised

Where There’s a “Will” There’s a Way? Tough new bail laws were passed last month in NSW. The intention was said to keep sex offenders and those committing offences against children in custody (remand) while awaiting sentencing. Presumably, the intent was to ensure...
Dead Before Verdict

Dead Before Verdict

Dead Ends On The Road To Justice? On 7 July 2022, accused killer James Scott Church took his own life before a verdict could be delivered in the trial for which he was prosecuted for the murder of his former partner Ms. Leisl Smith. Mr Church had previously been...
Off To The District Court

Off To The District Court

Are We There Yet? So you are charged with a Strictly Indictable Offence or a Table Offence and an election has taken place; now it looks like your matter is destined for the District Court. None of this makes sense? See our previous post “Destined for the District...
Know Your COPY-Rights

Know Your COPY-Rights

“It ain’t hard to tell” when you’re infringing copyright on Instagram Ok maybe it was for rapper Nas, back in 2020 when he uploaded a photo of Tupac Shakur and himself taken by photographer Al Periera in 1993. Similar thing with Emily Ratajkowski for...