Annastacia Palaszczuk appoints taskforce of legal and domestic violence experts and victims to investigate how to legislate By Amanda Gearing The Queensland premier, Annastacia Palaszczuk, has appointed a taskforce of legal and domestic violence experts and victims to investigate how to legislate…
ABC Kimberley / By Hannah Barry More than 70 people have been charged under Western Australia's new anti-strangulation laws in the first month and a half. The family violence legislation came into effect on October 1, and made it a specific offence to…
By Dan Oakes The wife of an Australian commando who killed himself in 2017 repeatedly raised concerns about his violence towards her and excessive alcohol consumption, but he was still deployed overseas. An inquest into the death of Corporal Ian…
By Tony Zhang WA to streamline restraining order system By Tony Zhang|12 October 2020 A new restraining order system is set to be in place for Western Australians with a new model aimed to streamline contested family violence restraining order…
By Jasmine Murphy Aspiring barristers should take note, advises Hardwicke’s Jasmine Murphy An important libel trial such as Depp v (1) News Group Newspapers Ltd (2) Wootton is a great opportunity to pick up some advocacy tips from the best in the…
By Baz Ruddick When removalist John Siaki witnessed a man hitting his wife he says it shocked him so much, he decided he needed to do something about it. "I felt powerless … as if he had hit me," he…
Stylist told court she saw no injuries, despite ex-wife saying Johnny Depp had assaulted her By Ben Quinn Amber Heard asked a US stylist “Can you believe I just did that show with two black eyes?” following a television appearance…
By BBC News Johnny Depp has denied he slapped ex-wife Amber Heard after she laughed at one of his tattoos, as he appeared at a hearing at London's High Court. He accused Ms Heard of "building a dossier" against him…
By Jamie Doward Libel case over the Sun’s claim that star abused his ex-wife Amber Heard opens this week The fusty confines of London’s high court get the Hollywood treatment this week when it considers a blockbuster libel action and…
By CJ McKinney James Andrew Wilson reported himself to the SRA after malicious communications conviction A junior lawyer has been fined £10,000 after a conviction for sending abusive messages to a woman he met through the Bumble dating app. Legal…