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A Guide to Defamation Laws in Australia
What is defamation? Defamation is an act of falsely publishing something that harms the reputation of an identifiable person without a legal excuse. The offence has…
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Criminal Defence
LEPRA Arrest Without Warrant After the Robinson Case
Can what you say be admissible as evidence if you are unlawfully arrested? A recent case may have an impact here. First of all, let's examine…
Criminal Defence
Unlawful Arrest: Police Decides to Charge After Arrest
If you are arrested and then make admissions during this arrest which is then deemed to be unlawful, the evidence you have already given can be…
Criminal Defence
Defamation Law: Reputation is the New Currency
It would not be foreign to assume the popular opinion that the area of Defamation law is a novel and controversial one at best. In fact,…
Criminal Defence
Disconnected Electricity Sparks Tort of Misfeasance
NYONI v SHIRE OF KELLERBERRIN [2017] FCAFC 59 Facts: The claim commenced when an electrician advised Mr. Friend, in the position as CEO of the Shire,…
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New Test for Police Negligence
Robinson (Appellant) v Chief Constable of West Yorkshire Police (Respondent) [2018] UKSC 4 Facts: A plainclothes police officer DS Willan, spotted a Mr. Williams apparently dealing…
Defamation
Family Feuds with the Nine Network in defamation case
NINE NETWORK AUSTRALIA PTY LTD v TABBAA [2018] NSWCA 243 Facts: The respondents to the application (Mr and Mrs Tabbaa) brought defamation proceedings against the applicant…
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Meta-data is the New Black: Orwell’s 1984 is 2018 in Australia
“If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face – forever.” – George Orwell, 1984. As the reign…
Criminal Defence
Parklea Correctional Centre: The Capital of Bodies in a Private Prison
‘Some of the most wicked and worst in our community are in jail. Many are far from that. But all in inmates are someone’s loved one,…
Criminal Defence
Don Dale Youth Detention Centre: Outcry of the Child Detainee Population
The events that occurred last night within the harrowing institution of the Don Dale Detention Centre in Darwin, are a reflection, and have probably been brought…
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High Court Decides What Constitutes Criminal Damage
High Court Hears Protester Appeal - What Constitutes Criminal Damage Today we argued our appeal in the High Court against an environmental protestor's conviction for 'destroy…
Criminal Defence
U.S. Police Officer Charged with the Murder & Manslaughter of Australian Woman
In the United States, a former police officer Mohamed Noor will stand trial for murder and manslaughter charges for the 2017 shooting of an Australian woman Justine…
