Thomson is about to release a new text book, Criminal Process and Investigation in Victoria, by Chris Corns and Steven Tudor."Why do I care?" I hear you ask?Well, this text discusses the new Criminal Procedure Act 2009 and Evidence Act 2008. (A quick reminder: I posted about the Criminal Procedure Act a few weeks ago, …
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Thomson is about to release a new text book, Criminal Process and Investigation in Victoria, by Chris Corns and Steven Tudor."Why do I care?" I hear you ask?Well, this text discusses the new Criminal Procedure Act 2009 and Evidence Act 2008. (A quick reminder: I posted about the Criminal Procedure Act a few weeks ago, …
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Every so often, the Courts produce a judgment that neatly explains or clarifies a legal point.Taikato v The Queen (1996) 186 CLR 454 is one such case. I don't know why we haven't made much use of it previously. (Perhaps it's just me who missed it? In a way, it would be nice if that …
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I wrote a few weeks ago about the impending introduction of the new uniform Evidence Act.One of the problems will be knowing what merely codifies existing law, and what are the significant changes.For those who want to grapple with this issue, a good starting point is the VLRC material (or the ALRC material).The Discussion Paper …
Contrary to what you might hear from folks who rarely — if ever — venture into the court room, advocacy is a skill constantly refined but never perfected.That's not just my view — though I firmly subscribe to it.It's also the considered opinion of Chief Justice John Doyle AC of the South Australian Supreme Court.It's …