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Criminal Practice – Appeal – Error or irregularity in trial – Directions to jury – Where credibility of one accused giving evidence central to both trials – Where trial judge directed jury that innocent person can do nothing more than give evidence – …

Immigration – Refugees – Where plaintiff sought intervention of Minister under s 48B or s 417 of the Migration Act 1958 (Cth) – Where request for intervention finalised without referral to the Minister – Whether arguable basis disclosed for relief sought. …

Axelsen v O'Brien …

Axon v Axon …

Criminal law – Practice and procedure - New statutory offence provision in period particularised on the information - Need for amendment - No formal application by prosecutor to amend. Criminal law – Practice and procedure - Admission by accused to …

AYRE V. BLANCHE & ORS. …

Criminal law – Evidence - Admissibility of evidence about DNA analysis - Appellant convicted of murder - Expert gave evidence at trial about mitochondrial DNA testing of hair found on deceased's thumbnail - Expert's statistical evidence given in form of …

Constitutional Law (Cth) – Judicial power of the Commonwealth – Jurisdiction – Appeals – Meaning of "matter" – Where appellant commenced proceedings in Federal Court of Australia seeking mandamus to require Secretary of Department of Home Affairs to …

Azimitabar v Commonwealth of Australia …

Azzi v State of New South Wales …

Criminal law – Evidence - Accused not giving evidence - Right to silence - Distinction between comment and direction by trial judge - Circumstances where comment permissible. Criminal law – Evidence - Accused not giving evidence - Right to silence - …

B Bebarfald and Co Ltd v Macintosh and Corner …