Terry Ang Jul 22 7 min Police brutality from a legal perspective This article does not justify the actions of the police officers in these cases. It unravels the legal loopholes these police officers abuse
Survive Law Jul 20 2 min Dietrich v The Queen (1992) 177 CLR 292 Ever wanted to know more about the right to a fair trial, the landmark case of Dietrich v The Queen (1992) is great place to start.
Marie Hadley Jul 14 3 min 5 Tips to Help You Improve Your Law Essays Want to perfect your law essays? Improve your essay writing with these five tips: 1. Introductions are important Your introduction is the...
Marie Hadley Jul 7 2 min How to Get Started on Your Law Essay Struggling to get started on your law essay assignment? Here are my top tips for getting the ball rolling: Breathe If you are feeling...
Alex Petraglia Jun 30 2 min Signs You Have a Personal Injury Case If you’re like most people, you’ve probably not needed to deal with a lawyer for anything. Your typical day will likely see you leave the...
Raychel Plath Jun 23 3 min The Law Student Guide to Exams You've nearly made it to the end of the semester. You're so close to finishing these subjects and repressing any knowledge you've...
Kath Hall Jun 16 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...
Survive Law 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...
Survive Law 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...
Survive Law 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...
Survive Law 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...
Survive Law 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...
Survive Law 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...
Survive Law 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) announced a standard which...
Survive Law 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...
