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Sexual Assault Trials Handbook – Update 29 published

The following changes have been incorporated into this update: Recent sexual assault lawThe following recent cases have been added: Higgins v R  NSWCCA 149, where the court held...

Sentencing Bench Book Update 46 published

Intensive correction orders has been updated at  following the insertion of s 77A of the Bail Act 2013 which commenced on 19 March 2020. Blanch v R  NSWCCA 304 has been...

Equality before the Law Bench Book — Update 17 published

Section 7 — Women This chapter has been rewritten, with updated cases and legislation, new and updated statistics and new sections on socio-economic factors and gender...

Local Court Bench Book Update 137 published

Local Court Bench Book update 137 contains amendments to the following chapters: Specific penalties and orders has been updated as a result of the following recent...

Criminal Trials Court Bench Book Update 63.1

The Criminal Trials Court Bench Book has been updated at Complaint evidence as follows: Following SB v R  NSWCCA 207, where there was consideration of...

Sexual Assault Trials Handbook – Update 28 published

The following changes have been incorporated into this update:  Recent sexual assault law The following recent cases have been added: Evidence BRC v R  NSWCCA 176 — directions — tendency...

Criminal Trial Courts Bench Book – Update 63 published

The following changes have been incorporated into this update:  Sexual assault communications privilege This chapter has been revised at  Introduction and  Applications for leave, to add R v Bonanno; ex...

Criminal Trial Courts Bench Book — Update 62 published

The following changes have been incorporated into this update: Contempt This chapter has been revised at The offence of disrespectful behaviour to include the...

Civil Trials Bench Book — Update 41 published

The following changes have been incorporated into this update:  Alternative dispute resolution This chapter has been substantially revised and updated. New paragraphs have been added at  Jurisdiction and...

Equality before the Law Bench Book — Update 16 published

Section 1 — Equality before the law This section has been updated at 1.2 — The diversity of the NSW population to include statistics from the report by the National Centre...