by RuleofLawInstitutePerson | Sep 12, 2022 | Case Notes, Crime
Baden Clay Case Note Chris Dawson wasn’t the only husband whose murder case was based on circumstantial evidence. 10 years ago, another woman vanished from a troubled marriage, Allison Baden-Clay. Access our updated resource here: Content Warning The following case...
by RuleofLawInstitutePerson | Jan 15, 2022 | Criminal Trial Process
Court Jurisdiction While each Australian state’s systems differ slightly, what is common throughout Australia is the tiered court system, with the Supreme Court in each State or Territory having jurisdiction to hear cases of the most serious kind and the High Court of...
by RuleofLawInstitutePerson | Dec 13, 2021 | Case Notes, Crime
Claremont Serial Killings Casenote Case Citation THE STATE OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA v EDWARDS [No 7] [2020] WASC 339 Watch the judgement of Bradley Robert Edwards below – ABC News Click Here to watch the judgement on Youtube Facts of the case Between 1996 and 1997,...
by Sally Layson | Dec 13, 2021 | Case Notes, Crime
Skaf Case Note For crimes that society considers as the worst of crimes, should the accused be expected to serve a life imprisonment? Should the criminal process be applied differently to the perpetrators of crime that society considers the most heinous of human...
by RuleofLawInstitutePerson | Jan 28, 2019 | Case Notes, Crime
Changes to the right to silence and pre-trial disclosure Access to Justice, Legal Aid and Self-Represented Litigants High Court finds against wide questioning powers given to Australian Crime Commission Legal Responses to Criminal Organisations 2013 NSW Crime...
by RuleofLawInstitutePerson | Jun 23, 2016 | All Posts, Crime, Criminal Trial Process
Beyond Reasonable doubt, jury directions and the onus of proof Beyond Reasonable Doubt In this article we explore jury directions, the meaning of “beyond a reasonable doubt” and onus of proof. The presumption of innocence is an important part of any fair...
