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Coercive Control

The Criminalisation of Coercive Control The murder of Brisbane mother Hannah Clarke and her three children has been a beacon for the issue of coercive control. For a long time, Hannah Clarke w

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The Dawson Murder

How a Podcast Delivered Justice to Lynette Dawson After forty years, two coronial inquests, an application for permanent stay of proceedings and a nine-week trial, Justice Ian Harrison confirme

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Trial by Media – Good or Bad?

A defendant should be considered innocent until proven guilty.  All defendants have a right to a fair trial,[1] which requires a verdict made by an impartial jury.  The jury must determin

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Mutant gene or Murder? The Kathleen Folbigg coincidence case

Coincidence Evidence and the deaths of 4 babies As with our previous blog on the use of tendency evidence in a criminal or civil trial. There also exist coincidence evidence in law. Closely

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Manslaughter and the Legal Duty of Care

On Wednesday the 20th of January 2021, the Cairns Queensland Court held Goodstart Early Learning Centre childcare worker Ms Dionne Batrice Grills’ criminal charge for involuntary manslau

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Influenced and/or Oppressive Admissions in Law

When someone is charged with a criminal offence, police normally seek to obtain admission from a suspect or a person of interest. Police are very good interviewers and investigators, adapt at e

Preethi’s Law – Expanding Domestic Violence Laws

Preethi’s Law  New changes may be coming soon to the current Crimes (Domestic and Personal Violence) Act in NSW. It is named after Ms Preethi Reddy, a young dentist who was murde

COVID-19 and the impact on Domestic Violence

Australia and other countries around the world have recently had, and in some states appear to be returning to. various stages of lockdown due to the coronavirus, which according to the John Hopkin

Justice 4 Floyd

Minnesota authorities have announced the upgraded charge against the police officer who knelt on unarmed Mr George Floyd. Previously the charge was third-degree murder, which was arguably less like

Why you need to know a good criminal lawyer

Before explaining why someone experienced on your side can be invaluable when you are charged with any criminal offence, I’d like to ask you something. When watching the news, and you see a h