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From courtroom dramas to miscarriages of justice, to how the law affects you — and so much more. The Law Report is your accessible guide to the big legal stories unfolding in Australia and across the world.
From courtroom dramas to miscarriages of justice, to how the law affects you — and so much more. The Law Report is your accessible guide to the big legal stories unfolding in Australia and across the world.
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How should the justice system respond when a judge commits a crime?
Tasmanian Supreme Court Justice Gregory Geason resigned after he was convicted and sentenced for assault and emotional abuse or intimidation. The Law Report looks at the broader question of how Australian jurisdictions balance judicial independence with accountability.
26 Nov 2024
28 MINS
28:36
26 Nov 2024
Vicarious liability and the Catholic Church; Driving with medicinal cannabis
The High Court has found that it is not possible to find the Catholic Church 'vicariously liable' for the actions of molesting priests because they are not legally speaking employees. And Victorian drivers with medicinal cannabis in their system will no longer automatically lose their licence.
19 Nov 2024
28 MINS
28:36
19 Nov 2024
Unfair dismissal: From medical marijuana to outsourced workers
Two unfair dismissal cases highlight a changing workplace. A Philippines based legal assistant has just won the right to bring an unfair dismissal case against her former employer. And the case of the stevedore with a medicinal cannabis prescription.
29 Oct 2024
28 MINS
28:37
29 Oct 2024
Justice Kyrou on the new Administrative Review Tribunal
In his first media interview, Administrative Review Tribunal President Justice Emilios Kyrou outlines some of his new powers. They include the ability to order the publication of low level, routine decisions, which may reveal systemic bureaucratic failures such as the Robodebt disaster.
22 Oct 2024
28 MINS
28:36
22 Oct 2024
Should the Attorney-General have power to block prosecutions of war crimes and crimes against humani...
Allegations of atrocity crimes cannot be prosecuted in Australian courts without consent from the Government's top legal officer, who also has the power to block prosecutions.
27 Aug 2024
28 MINS
28:36
27 Aug 2024
Solving Britain's prison crisis; kids who don't repay the 'bank of mum and dad'
Prisoners are being released early in a bid to tackle overcrowding in Britain's jails. And, buying property with help from the 'bank of mum and dad' is becoming increasingly common, so what can go wrong if the loan terms aren't clearly spelt out?
23 Jul 2024
28 MINS
28:34
23 Jul 2024