In one of the biggest legal sagas of recent times, Justice Michael Lee has delivered his verdict. What did he say?
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Just days before Justice Michael Lee was due to pass down his judgment, Network 10 threw another spanner in the works.
Recent research suggests jurors are less likely to be lenient on attractive defendants than previously thought.
Lockdowns can have severe impacts on an inmate’s mental and physical health and well-being.
A law scholar examines a pair of Supreme Court cases that pit the public’s free speech rights against politicians’ rights.
Sexual assault trials can compound a victim/survivors trauma, drag on for years and bring them face to face with their attacker. Is having dedicated sexual assault courts the answer?
Research shows police officers issue more traffic tickets and judges impose more fines when their city gets the money and when the budget is tight.
A Scottish pilot will see rape trials conducted without juries in what could set a dangerous precedent.
All criminal matters start in the local court. The more serious ones work their way up to the higher courts for sentence or trial.
Many people do not realise victims do not have access to their own lawyers to protect their privacy and individual interests at trial.
The Ghanaian media decides how the public understands proceedings from the Supreme Court.
Research shows giving the commissioner greater oversight of complaints could help deliver justice for those failed by the system.
Part of a law that goes into effect in New York state on Aug. 14 allows victims more time sue in civil court. Epstein’s victims can still go after his estate.
Indonesia’s General Election Commission (KPU) has announced incumbent Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s victory in 2019 presidential election. His opponent Prabowo Subianto, plans to challenge the result. Here’s why it will likely end up in vain.
A trademark law scholar explains why the impossible-to-apply standard, dating back to the early 20th century, is ineffective and needs to be abolished.
The $270 million settlement may not mean a whole lot if Purdue files for bankruptcy as it’s reportedly considering.
The president recently nominated a new permanent director to take over the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. With the CFPB doing a fraction of the work it did under Obama, what kind of agency will she lead?
A history of how jurors have faced trial themselves for getting it wrong, or slipping up in court.
The principle argument as to why women should remove the niqab in court seems compelling, but it is based on flawed assumptions.
South Africa is seeing a growing body of class action.
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