Edit: Extreme care needs to be taken when reading this post as it was written (and apart this bit, it has not been modified) before the introduction of the Road Safety Amendment (Hoon Driving and Other Matters) Bill 2011. To see how we think the new legislation might operate see this more recent post, but …
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The marathon case of Slaveski v Victoria [2010] VSC 441 ran for several months longer than planned, and covered a lot of ground over 115 days.Mr Slaveski was originally self-represented, and then represented by his wife who was appointed as a litigation guardian. Self-represented litigants (and other lay people) present particular problems for courts balancing …
I've been watching with interest the old County Court building in William Street as it nears completion. Nobody I asked knew what was going to happen to it, though it looked suspiciously similar to its previous incarnation, and very court-like.View Larger MapThe Government released a media release earlier this week, announcing this will be the …
Edit: It's generally considered mitigatory when possession of drugs is not for the purposes of trafficking (though, strictly speaking, this ought properly to be considered the absence of aggravation). There's no firm rule as to how much of a drug of dependence is too much to be considered intended for personal use. In Hanks v …
The Crimes Amendment (Forensic Procedures) Bill 2010 was introduced to the lower house yesterday. The Explanatory Memorandum can be read here. A link to a government press release about the Bill is here. The Statement of Compatibility is here, and the Second Reading is here.There are two key changes that are likely to increase the …
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