Litigants in person with notes by Tony Allen Litigants in Person - summary of learned papers - practical advice on the character of some litigants in person such as obsessiveness, flooding of documents by them and irrelevant material - inability of LIP to to refer to or understand evidence, -…
10 Tips on running Civil Matters in Local Court by Paul Santone Download the paper here: 10 Tips on running Civil Matters in Local Court
Controlled Operations - some practical tips by Jason Hale The Law Enforcement (Controlled Operations) Act 1997 gives the police the power to contravene the criminal law. It gives trained undercover operatives (and non-police participants) the authority to purchase prohibited drugs, stolen property and firearms. It also allows operatives and non-police…
Statutory Interpretation & The Ordinary Criminal by Lizzie McLaughlin This article is a summary of the High Court decision of Gillard v The Queen [2014] HCA 16; 219 CLR 1 which discussed the mens rea to be established by the Crown in a sexual assault matter where consent was alleged…
NCAT by Simon J McMahon Download the paper here: NCAT
How to navigate the Commonwealth criminal law by Lizzie McLaughlin This paper was presented to local criminal law practitioners at Legal Aid (Newcastle) in March 2015 and aims to provide a simple outline of the key issues and features of commonwealth criminal law. It provides a brief outline of the…
Guide to Commonwealth Sentencing Legislation by Lizzie McLaughlin Commonwealth sentencing law is filled with options and concepts that mirror much of NSW law, but navigating the provisions and being able to identify the differences that do exist can be tricky and time-consuming. This table was designed to be printed-out (double-sided)…