Understanding the High Court’s acquittal of Cardinal George Pell
An analysis of the The High Court’s verdict and its implications for the role of appellate courts in reviewing ‘unreasonable’ guilty verdicts.
High Court: May 2020
Reporting and analysis of the latest key judgments from the High Court of Australia. By DAVID KELSEY-SUGG.
Criminal law: May 2020
Reporting and analysis of the most recent notable decisions of the NSWSC and NSWCCA. By THOMAS SPOHR.
Six minutes with John Weir
John Weir is a partner at Pennicott Weir Lawyers and an accredited specialist in criminal law. After a lifelong interest in the intersection between mental…
New tendency and coincidence laws edge closer in NSW
An expert analysis of the tendency and coincidence evidence reforms imminent in NSW.
Criminal law: April 2020
Reporting and analysis of the most recent notable decisions of the NSWSC and NSWCCA. By THOMAS SPOHR.
Criminal law: March 2020
Reporting and analysis of the most recent notable decisions of the NSWSC and NSWCCA. By THOMAS SPOHR.
The right to silence in NSW: new study delivers some compelling findings
A recent peer-reviewed academic study highlights correlations between the right to silence and mitigated outcomes for socially marginalised criminal defendants in the summary jurisdiction.
High Court: February 2020
Reporting and analysis of the latest key judgments from the High Court of Australia. By ANDREW YUILE.
Criminal law: February 2020
Reporting and analysis of the most recent notable decisions of the NSWSC and NSWCCA. By THOMAS SPOHR.