Law Report - Separate stories Podcast
1) New security laws are designed to confuse, says former Hong Kong barrister. And, should the Bernard Collaery trial be held in secret?
Hong Kong authorities warned voters choosing pro-democracy candidates in the primaries ahead of September elections that they could fall foul of new National Security legislation. A prominent former b...Show More
2) Melbourne public housing lockdown, and US online library sued for IP breaches
A voice from the towers in the Melbourne lockdown, and major book publishers sue the online library, Internet Archive, for breach of copyright.
Melbourne public housing lockdown, and US online library sued for IP breaches
28:27 | Jul 7th, 2020
3) Covid-19 and family law
The Covid-19 crisis has transformed our family law courts. In response to a surge in disputes over parenting plans, the Family Law Courts created a Covid-19 List to hear urgent cases using Microsoft T...Show More
4) Sexual harassment findings against retired High Court judge. Melbourne lawyer sentenced to jail for theft
An independent investigation commissioned by the High Court found that six former staff members were sexually harassed by the former judge Dyson Heydon. A suburban lawyer has been sentenced to jail fo...Show More
5) Retired Magistrate David Heilpern critical of NSW drug driving laws
In northern NSW, Lismore Local Court Magistrate David Heilpern has just retired at the age of 58. In a candid conversation about his working life, its challenges and stresses, he also outlines his mis...Show More
6) George Floyd killer charged with 2nd degree murder. Australian Black Lives Matter protests. And the case of the Hitler meme.
As Derek Chauvin appears in court charged with 2nd degree murder, jurisdictions across the US are looking at how to change police culture. In Australia, what can be done immediately to end black death...Show More
7) In a legal first, a car driver evading police is jailed for murder. And is the Races Power in our Constitution an anachronism?
Kylee King, a drug affected driver who killed motor cyclist Jordan Thorsager while engaging police in a high speed car chase has been convicted of murder. And should our federal constitution contain a...Show More
8) Two coronial inquests make findings about unconscious racism
For Reconciliation Week, a reflective discussion on two significant recent coronial inquests where the families of the deceased asked the coroner to make finding about unconscious bias or racism. Yort...Show More
9) Covid-19 emergency responses for witnessing wills and redundancy payouts. And a win for traumatised US Facebook content moderators
Three states are now allowing virtual witnessing of wills. How does that work? Also how redundancy payments negotiated with Covid-19 affected employers? And, in a world first, Facebook pays $US52 mill...Show More
10) Covid-19 public health rules and the police
As we begin to emerge from isolation we will all still need to continue to comply with safe physical distancing rules. As the rules change, we will need to adjust. How have we, and those that enforce ...Show More