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 storie...
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.
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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.
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Could re-election end Trump's legal woes? And compensating invasions of privacy
What does Donald Trump's election victory mean for his legal problems? And the case of a daughter who sued her father for sharing their private conversations.
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The dilemmas of parole board decision making
What's it like to have the responsibility to decide if a serious violent offender should be released from prison and allowed back into the community?
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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.
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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