No general duty to rescue

We're not usually interested in discussions of negligence torts law, but this case might have implications in the Magistrates' Court. In Stuart v Kirkland-Veenstra [2009] HCA 15, the High Court considered if police officers owe a duty of care to prevent a person from committing suicide.The Victorian Court of Appeal previously held that a duty …

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Sentencing sex offenders

Ian Freckelton SC is an authority on several fields of law in Victoria.I greatly admire his skills at a sentencing hearing. Having watched him do pleas in court and read some of his writing on the subject, the thing I've always been most impressed by is that he isn't afraid to refer to his opponent's …

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