Jury

• Govt urged to implement recommendations allowing equal access to jury duty

  22nd May 2023

  Proposed law reform to ensure people who are deaf or blind can participate in juries in Victoria is welcome.

• Juror misconduct leads to quashed conviction and retrial

  4th Feb 2021

  When considering their verdict, jurors may think that it is helpful to conduct an internet search on the case, on the accused, or even on the finer points of jury service. Peter Schmidt discusses the ways in which improper juror behaviour can cause unnecessary cost and burden to the court and the victim.

• The other side of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse

  14th Nov 2019

  Tom Percy QC shares his concerns about the perceived shift in community attitudes towards a presumption of guilt for individuals charged with historical sexual abuse offences, particularly where an alleged offence took place in an institutional setting. He contends that an accused person should have an unconditional right to elect a trial by judge alone.

• Damages for pain and suffering

  1st Nov 2018

  Harry Gill discusses two Victorian decisions that explore the assessment of pain and suffering damages in personal injury cases.