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Should a complainant's counselling records be used in a sexual assault trial?
2026/06/16 | 29 mins.
The Law Report looks at the Victorian government plans to ensure health and counselling information is not used in court without the consent of victim survivors, who will also be given the choice to pre-record their evidence ahead of trial.
Is there a place for AI in boardrooms and the courts?
2026/06/09 | 29 mins.
Artificial intelligence is revolutionising all parts of the economy and our institutions — corporate boardrooms and the courts are not immune.
A bushfire starts on your property and spreads to your neighbours - are you liable for their losses?
2026/06/02 | 29 mins.
A court has found that a South Australian farmer was responsible for setting fire to a pile of vegetation that was left smouldering and reignited six months later, causing a devastating bushfire.
Trump's war on journalists: libel or lawfare?
2026/05/26 | 29 mins.
There's been a wave of defamation suits from within the Trump administration targeting the US news media. Is it legitimate litigation or lawfare?
America's Erin Patterson? The Kouri Richins poisoning case
2026/05/19 | 29 mins.
In a case that's transfixed the US, a woman who wrote a children's book about grief following her husband's death has been sentenced to life in prison for his murder.

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From courtroom dramas to miscarriages of justice, to how the law affects you — and so much more. The Law Report is your accessible guide to the big legal stories unfolding in Australia and across the world.

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