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Force Majeure and Frustration: legal remedies for businesses unable to fulfil their contractual obligations due to COVID-19
COVID-19 has certainly thrown everyone’s lives around. From banning mass gathering to lockdowns to new social distancing measures, it’s a heck of a lot…
Lessons from Netflix’s When They See Us
We love a good Netflix series as much as anyone else. But our latest pick goes far further than simply a good watch –…
Weed decriminalization: How far behind is Australia compared with the US?
‘The decision to ban cannabis was an accident of history’– Dr Alex Woodward, President, the Australian Drug Law Reform Foundation. In 2017–2018 there were…
Your right to silence – when to keep it zipped.
Dealing with the police is daunting, especially if you are arrested on suspicion of having committed an offence. Let’s be honest, no matter how…
Innocence Projects: Standing up for the wrongfully accused
‘It is better that ten guilty persons escape than that one innocent suffer’ — William Blackstone, 1760. Today this sentiment is known as Blackstone’s…
Innocent people in jail: when the law gets it wrong
In 1922 Australian wine-bar owner, Colin Ross, was arrested and executed by hanging for the murder of 12 year-old Alma Tirtschke. Spoiler alert: Ross…
Apathy: The Essential Element of a Costs Order
How do you go from an “unwinnable” criminal charge to winning, and having the Police pay your costs? It seems so simple, but people…
The Many Ways to Skin a Cat in Will and Estate Matters
We have previously posted several times about Wills and family provision claims. In a nutshell, this is the most conventional way to “contest a…
Arrested Development – How Amateur or Lazy Cops Assist Your Defence
As with search powers (the subject of another dedicated post), unlawful arrest can itself provide a complete defence to a case, if the evidence…
When Work Becomes a War Zone: The Practicalities of Sexual Harassment
In our experience, most sexual harassment claims are not what you’d expect. More often than not, there hasn’t been any instance of blatant groping…