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March 24, 2020 COVID-19, prisons and the courts. And the homeless man fined for dumpster diving
Should prisoners be released because of the risks around coronavirus? And the case of the homeless man, just released from prison who was fined $250 for salvaging pies and iced coffees from a dumpster.
29 min
March 24, 2020 COVID-19, prisons and the courts. And the homeless man fined for dumpster diving
Should prisoners be released because of the risks around coronavirus? And the case of the homeless man, just released from prison who was fined $250 for salvaging pies and iced coffees from a dumpster.
29 min
March 17, 2020 How the coronavirus crisis is stress-testing commercial contracts. And how enforceable are self-isolation orders?
As business reels from the impact of the coronavirus, lawyers are poring over contracts, looking for ways to help their clients either enforce, or escape from their contractual obligations.
Also authorities are requiring certain groups of people to 'self isolate'. Will this work?
29 min
March 17, 2020 How the coronavirus crisis is stress-testing commercial contracts. And how enforceable are self-isolation orders?
As business reels from the impact of the coronavirus, lawyers are poring over contracts, looking for ways to help their clients either enforce, or escape from their contractual obligations.
Also authorities are requiring certain groups of people to 'self isolate'. Will this work?
29 min
March 17, 2020 How the coronavirus crisis is stress-testing commercial contracts. And how enforceable are self-isolation orders?
As business reels from the impact of the coronavirus, lawyers are poring over contracts, looking for ways to help their clients either enforce, or escape from their contractual obligations.
Also authorities are requiring certain groups of people to 'self isolate'. Will this work?
29 min
March 17, 2020 How the coronavirus crisis is stress-testing commercial contracts. And how enforceable are self-isolation orders?
As business reels from the impact of the coronavirus, lawyers are poring over contracts, looking for ways to help their clients either enforce, or escape from their contractual obligations.
Also authorities are requiring certain groups of people to 'self isolate'. Will this work?
29 min
March 10, 2020 Protecting buyers from dodgy car loans
Should car dealers & retailers be exempt from the requirements of the National Consumer Credit Protection Act?
The Royal Commission into Banking and the Financial Services Industry recommended the removal of the exemption. But until that happens, consumers will continue to have very troubling experiences.
29 min
March 10, 2020 Protecting buyers from dodgy car loans
Should car dealers & retailers be exempt from the requirements of the National Consumer Credit Protection Act?
The Royal Commission into Banking and the Financial Services Industry recommended the removal of the exemption. But until that happens, consumers will continue to have very troubling experiences.
29 min
March 03, 2020 High Court clears former London cop of blowing up his holiday home. Also, should juries in child sex-abuse trials hear about prior convictions?
The High Court of Australia has ordered the immediate acquittal and release of Queensland man Eamonn Coughlan who was serving a jail sentence for arson and attempted fraud.
And, new laws to be introduced that will broaden what evidence a jury can hear in child sex-abuse trials.
29 min
March 03, 2020 High Court clears former London cop of blowing up his holiday home. Also, should juries in child sex-abuse trials hear about prior convictions?
The High Court of Australia has ordered the immediate acquittal and release of Queensland man Eamonn Coughlan who was serving a jail sentence for arson and attempted fraud.
And, new laws to be introduced that will broaden what evidence a jury can hear in child sex-abuse trials.
29 min

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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…