Edit: Note that this post refers to an amnesty that occurred in 2010. I don't know what the current situation is.A fee waiver scheme is currently on to encourage people to pay their outstanding fines. The government amnesty runs until March 19. For those who enter into arrangements to pay their outstanding fines, some of …
Month: February 2010
Stealing land
All property, including money and all other property real or personal includingthings in action and other intangible property, is capable of being stolen: s 71(1) Crimes Act.A statutory exception to this general rule is found at s 73(6), where it is provided that (except in some specified instances) land cannot be stolen. Where a title …
R v Dang & Dang: the harm that drugs may cause
Pidoto v O'Dea (2006) 14 VR 269 established that the type of drug of dependence involved is an irrelevant consideration in sentencing. It's not possible to classify one substance in that category as being more or less 'harmful' than another. The same point went to the High Court in R v Adams in 2008. In …
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R v Dang & Dang: the harm that drugs may cause
Pidoto v O'Dea (2006) 14 VR 269 established that the type of drug of dependence involved is an irrelevant consideration in sentencing. It's not possible to classify one substance in that category as being more or less 'harmful' than another. The same point went to the High Court in R v Adams in 2008. In …
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UK's Legal Services Commission advocates checked for quality
Last year I wrote about the UK's Crown Prosecuting Service and a review into the competency of CPS advocates.This year, the Legal Services Commission — the Poms' equivalent to our legal aid — is running a pilot scheme trialling a quality assurance scheme for advocates.The discussion paper discusses what the LSC wants to do and …
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