Judgment handed down in Certain Children v Min. for Families and Children and Ors
… Youth and Families Act were unlawful due to being incompatible with the human rights under ss 17 and 22(1) of the Charter (the right of every child, without discrimination to such protection as is in his or her best interests … sense as reasonable in a free and democratic society based on human dignity, equality and freedom. The principal …
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Judgment handed down in Wilson v Bauer Media Pty Ltd
… dishonest person and bring home the gravity of the reputational injury established before the jury. In the full media … the articles were trivial or not that serious. The jury comprehensively rejected the defences and only a substantial … Women’s Day knowing them to be false. The allegations were based on information from a source who required payment and …
Court of Appeal on circuit to Warrnambool
… Supreme Court of Victoria’s Court of Appeal will sit in Warrnambool this week as part of its regional circuit. The Court … circuit across regional Victoria gives the wider Victorian community an opportunity to see how appeal hearings are … the connection between the Court and community.” During the visit, the Court of Appeal members will meet with primary …
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Court of Appeal on circuit to Mildura
… of Appeal will sit in Mildura this week as part of its regional circuit. The Court of Appeal is the State’s highest … circuit across regional Victoria gives the wider Victorian community an opportunity to see how appeal hearings are … the connection between the Court and community.” During the visit, the Court of Appeal members will meet with secondary …
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Supreme Court publishes Annual Report 2021-22
… of interest from across the Court included: Matters finalised by the Common Law Division increased by 20.5 per cent with … for access through the live streams webpage or on request. Visits to the Supreme Court website increased almost 20 per …
Update to the profession - Criminal jury trials and other Criminal Division listings
… has affected, and continues to affect, listings in the Criminal Division. Supreme Court criminal jury trials did not … resumed jury trials at close to full capacity, with COVID safety measures in place. As at 31 August 2022, there were a … total of 170 pending matters, 110 began by way of standard committal (65%) and 60 began via the Court’s fast-track …
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Chief Justice Ferguson's address at the 2022 Australian Bar Association (ABA) Conference
… of the Victorian Bar for that warm introduction. Welcome to Melbourne. It is a great pleasure to join you here … for the Court’s website have had around 150,000 unique visits. For example, at its peak, the live stream of a … to work to ensure the courts – your workplaces – are safe, respectful and inclusive for all. You can do the same. …
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Mayne Pharma Group Proceeding (Class Action)
… executives of Heritage Pharmaceuticals, Inc, an American competitor to Mayne Pharma, which was the subject of a subpoena from the US Department of Justice, and later a subpoena … (Class Action) … Amended Statement of Claim filed on 26 April 2024 in the Mayne Pharma Group Proceeding (Class …
Resumption of Jury trials - Q&A
… 1. When will jury trials resume? Criminal jury trials will resume in the Supreme Court and County … regular cleaning will also be in place and the handling of common objects will be minimised. 6. How will the courts … courts to determine when and how jury trials can be resumed safely there, applying similar measures that have been …
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Judgment handed down in Mejia (a pseudonym) v The Queen
… respect of a number of sexual offences alleged to have been committed by the applicant against his sister between 1994 … old. The majority concluded that the verdicts were unreasonable and could not be supported by the evidence because the … was convicted. The majority reached this conclusion based on the combined effect of the following: A number of …
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