Colin Biggers & Paisley Lawyers | Australia | 19 Nov 2023
The CCYP is an independent statutory body that holds wide ranging functions and powers in Victoria regarding the reporting and investigation of child…
Criminal Defence Lawyers Australia | Australia | 3 Aug 2023
A Victorian man has been extradited to appear at court in Sydney over the alleged murder of 42-year-old John Simpson, whose body was found in a bush…
Clyde & Co LLP | Australia | 9 Jun 2023
The Australian Victorian Supreme Court has permitted a claim for damages by a secondary victim of abuse and effectively confirmed the extension of…
Criminal Defence Lawyers Australia | Australia | 8 Mar 2023
The Victorian Government has recently announced it will raise the age of criminal responsibility to either 12 or 14 years old in the state. Similar…
Barry Nilsson | Australia | 17 Nov 2022
The Victorian Supreme Court has ruled on the factors relevant to setting aside settlement agreements entered into after the 2015 abolition of the…
Russell Kennedy | Australia | 30 Sep 2022
New disclosure obligations for informants in criminal proceedings commence on 1 October 2022. These obligations arise from the Justice Legislation…
Moores | Australia | 15 Sep 2022
Content warning: This article contains information in relation to sexual harm and image-based sexual abuse. If you require any support, we encourage…
Wolters Kluwer Asia-Pacific | Australia | 6 Sep 2022
A father, RWQ, who claimed that his son, AAA, was sexually abused by George Pell sometime between July and December 1996, and who claimed that as a…
Wolters Kluwer Asia-Pacific | Australia | 6 Sep 2022
A man who claimed to have been the victim of historic child sexual abuse in 1974 when he was 12 years old, perpetrated by Alan Weiden (second…
Astor Legal | Australia | 10 Apr 2022
A woman who killed her three-month old daughter by laying her on train tracks has avoided jail. Melissa Arbuckle was sentenced to a good behaviour…