The shaky case for prosecuting Witness K and his lawyer in the Timor-Leste spying scandal

Jul 24, 2018 15:37 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law

Much of the media commentary on the government prosecution of Witness K and his lawyer Bernard Collaery has focused on government duplicity in suppressing the trial until it had its oil and gas treaty signed with...

Digital Currency Revolution

RBI’s ban on cryptocurrencies continue momentarily, Supreme Court of India lists matter on September 11th for final disposal

Jul 20, 2018 09:07 am UTC| Digital Currency Fintech Law Insights & Views

All eyes in the Indian cryptocurrency enthusiasts were on the countrys apex court. While we reiterate from our recent post also that India has been the predominant country for FinTech innovation. On the contrary,...

Cliff Richard judgment a new shift in legal balance between free speech and privacy

Jul 20, 2018 08:08 am UTC| Insights & Views Law

The question at the heart of Mr Justice Manns High Court judgment in the Sir Cliff Richard v BBC case had been a longstanding legal conundrum: how far do a celebritys privacy rights or indeed anyones extend in respect of...

MGM is suing the victims of the worst mass shooting in US history. Here's why

Jul 20, 2018 07:59 am UTC| Insights & Views Law

Last October, Stephen Paddock unleashed a barrage of automatic gunfire from a 32nd-floor hotel room overlooking a large crowd of concertgoers attending a country music festival in Las Vegas. With a body count of 59 dead...

Explainer: what is parricide and how common is it in Australia?

Jul 20, 2018 07:56 am UTC| Insights & Views Law

The recent killing of a young mother and two of her children in Western Australia, allegedly by the womans 19-year-old son, has attracted significant attention. This form of homicide is referred to as parricide - the...

Policing of cannabis possession is largely accidental – and many officers don't think it makes a difference

Jul 20, 2018 07:55 am UTC| Insights & Views Law

The legal status of cannabis, and in particular its medicinal benefits, have been much debated in parliament and the press in recent months. During this time, we have been interviewing police officers in North Yorkshire,...

Rising reliance on personal income tax signals need for bolder reforms

Jul 19, 2018 13:49 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law

The Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) has just released a report on trends in Commonwealth taxation receipts. While supporting the expectations of a budget in balance by 2019-20, it exposes worrying trends in the balance...