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...