Why we should be slow to point the finger at bankers
Jul 09, 2018 09:47 am UTC| Insights & Views Law
Hating bankers seems to be something of a global bloodsport, and this has only been intensified by the many scandals coming out of Financial Services Royal Commission. But what often gets overlooked in times of mass...
How Australian attitudes to cannabis compare to state laws
Jul 05, 2018 13:35 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law
Australians have a more progressive stance to cannabis reform than current laws reflect. A poll conducted by the Greens this week found that the majority of Tasmanians support the decriminalisation of recreational use...
Jul 03, 2018 09:33 am UTC| Research & Analysis Digital Currency Law Insights & Views
Supreme Court of India (SC), refuses to grant momentary stay today against RBIs restriction on cryptocurrencies. On July 3rd SC has scheduled for rebuff the appeal for a momentary injunction against restrictions imposed on...
Why electronic surveillance monitoring may not reduce youth crime
Jun 14, 2018 04:49 am UTC| Insights & Views Law
Last week, the Victorian government announced a new surveillance monitoring scheme directed at young criminal offenders aged 16 and older. Under the legislation to be introduced later this year, the Youth Parole Board...
Commonwealth Bank's $700 million fine will end up punishing its customers
Jun 09, 2018 01:21 am UTC| Insights & Views Law
The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) this week agreed to pay a record penalty to settle its violations of anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing laws. The A$700 million fine plus legal costs will become...
Government needs to slow down on changes to spying and foreign interference laws
Jun 08, 2018 05:32 am UTC| Insights & Views Law
Whats the rush? If you believe Commonwealth Attorney-General Christian Porter, unless two pieces of security legislation are in place in the remaining two weeks of parliament before the winter recess, the country will be...
California SC Rules Social Media Providers Should Grant Criminal Defendants Access to Requested Data
May 25, 2018 13:08 pm UTC| Technology Law
The California Supreme Court recently ruled that criminal defendants should be granted access to certain social media posts and communications in order to build their case. In the age of prevalent social media use among...
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