Kath Hall 7 days ago 3 min Getting Involved in Social Justice as a Law Student When I first started writing this blog, my primary purpose was to provide you with a comprehensive list of social justice organisations...
Kath Hall Jun 9 3 min A Law Professors Guide to Exams Marking exams is one of the hardest things I had to do as an academic. First, there was always time pressure. We usually had only a few...
Alex Petraglia Jun 3 3 min The Differences Between Law School and Legal Practice As a licensed lawyer with years of experience, Alex Petraglia has a deep understanding of the differences between being a law student and...
Survive Law May 20 4 min When you fall out of love with IRAC Learning how to summarise a case is a rite of passage for any law student. But what do you if you don't find the IRAC or ILAC methods...
Raychel Plath May 14 3 min Recharge with these binge-worthy law episodes in 2021 Sometimes you want to press pause on life whilst you recharge your waning motivation. Studying Law can be incredibly draining and...
Samantha Apr 13 2 min Pearce v The Queen (1998) 194 CLR 610 Criminal Law, Sentencing, Multiple Offences Facts; Douglas Pearce was indicted upon to charges that arose out of a single episode: first...
Samantha Apr 13 2 min Plaintiff S157/2002 v Commonwealth (2003) 211 CLR 476 Administrative review, Judicial review, Privative Clauses Facts; The plaintiff was a Bangladeshi who arrived in Australia in 1997 and...
Samantha Apr 13 3 min Craig v South Australia (1995) 184 CLR 163 Administrative Law, Judicial Review, Jurisdictional Error Facts; Anthony Craig was charged in the district court of South Australia with...
Samantha Apr 13 2 min Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs v Wu Shan Liang (1996) 185 CLR 259 Administrative Law, Judicial Review, Beneficial construction Facts; Wu Shan Liang and two others were Chinese nationals who arrived in...
Samantha Apr 13 3 min M v The Queen (1994) 181 CLR 487 Criminal Law, Appeals, Advantage of Jury Facts; M was convicted on two counts of indecent need assaulting and three counts of having...
Samantha Apr 13 3 min Codelfa Construction Pty Ltd v State Rail Authority of NSW (1982) 149 CLR 337 Contract, Construction, Extrinsic materials Facts; The State Rail Authority of New South Wales entered into a contract with Codelfa...
Samantha Apr 12 3 min Jones v Dunkel (1959) 101 CLR 298 Evidence, Calling witnesses, Inferences Facts; Daryl Jones’s husband was killed in a truck collision. She brought an action in the...
Samantha Apr 12 3 min Project Blue Sky Inc v Australian Broadcasting Authority (1998) 194 CLR 355 Statutory interpretation, Text and context, Principles. Facts; The Australian broadcasting authority (ABA) promulgated a standard which...
Samantha Apr 12 2 min General Steel Industries Inc v Commissioner for Railways (1964) 11 CLR 125 Procedure, Summary dismissals, and legal principles Facts; General Steel Industries owned a patent regarding their invention titled...
Samantha Apr 12 2 min Briginshaw v Briginshaw (1938) 60 CLR 336 Evidence, Standard of Proof, Civil Proceedings Facts; Frederick Briginshaw sought to divorce his wife-Clarice Briginshaw – on the grounds...
terryangx Mar 31 5 min Understanding Cognitive Biases Intro From litigation to contract negotiations, the legal process is very entwined with the human condition. “Justice systems around the...
Samantha Mar 28 2 min House v The King (1936) 55 CLR 499 Appeals, Discretionary error, legal principles Facts; Under the Bankruptcy Act 1924 (Cth) Everard House was changed in relation to the...
Raychel Plath Mar 18 5 min What does the ALRC tell us about Procedural Justice? The Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) operates independently from the Australian Government to investigate, research and recommend...
Kubra Yazici Mar 10 4 min Raising our Age, Means Raising our Standards When we think of children, we think of joyful, innocent human beings trying to discover themselves in the world. Each child deserves to...
Russell Michaelson Feb 23 2 min Working Your First Job Out of Law School - 4 Helpful Tips Surviving law school and the several months studying for your bar exam tests your mettle in so many ways. The grind challenges more than...
