Charge Book not binding

After the strong support given to the work of the Judicial College by the Supreme Court, it was only a matter of time before an appeal was brought which relied on a departure from the wording of the Victorian Criminal Charge Book as its ground.In R v Carter [2009] VSCA 272, the trial judge instructed …

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Conflicts of interest

Victoria Legal Aid is the largest 'firm' of solicitors in the state. Though this must carry a number of advantages, one of the downsides is the almost inevitable occurrence of client conflict. So endemic has the problem become, it's become standard practice to have an alternative practitioner present or on call at sittings of the …

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