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Criminal law – Recklessness – Where s 17 of Crimes Act 1958 (Vic) provides that person who, without lawful excuse, recklessly causes serious injury is guilty of indictable offence – Where Court of Appeal of Supreme Court of Victoria in R v Campbell [1997] …

Criminal practice – Trial – Directions to jury – Tendency – Where respondent due to stand trial on charges of sexual offences committed against two children of former partner – Where prosecution served tendency notice stating intention to rely on evidence …

Criminal law – Sentencing – Current sentencing practices – Incest – Crown appeal on ground of manifest inadequacy – Where s 5(2) of Sentencing Act 1991 (Vic) provided that in sentencing an offender a court must have regard to current sentencing practices …

Criminal practice – Questions of law arising before trial – Questions of law referred to Court of Appeal – Case stated – Where accused charged with sexual offences against child under 16 years – Where judge and counsel for both prosecution and accused met …

Director of Public Prosecutions v Smith …

Director of War Service Homes v Law …

Statutes – Interpretation – Efficacy of regulations – Where s 83GD(1) of Criminal Law Consolidation Act 1935 (SA) ("1935 Act") established offence for participant in criminal organisation to enter or attempt to enter "prescribed place" – Where "prescribed …

DIXON V. THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA …

O'Sullivan, for the appellant. Shand, for respondent. Solicitors for the appellant, O'Sullivan & Scott. Solicitors for the respondent, Macpherson, Macdonald-Paterson & Co. … Dixon v …

Dixson Trust Limited v Beard Watson Limited …

Appeal – Family Court of Australia granted certificate under s 95(b) of Family Law Act 1975 (Cth) regarding "important questions of law and public interest" – Whether Family Court has power to set aside its own perfected orders – Scope of inherent powers …

Criminal law – Appeal against sentence – Where appellant convicted of murder – Where primary judge found it probable that appellant acting under influence of some psychosis at time of offence – Where primary judge not satisfied appellant possessed …