Courts

Politics & Society

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Analysis

Could copyright now be used to gag advocacy groups and media reporting?

The Australian Federal Court’s recent copyright judgment on footage filmed covertly could deter rights advocacy groups and undermine media freedom and public debate

Politics & Society

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Analysis

The law relies on being precise. AI is disrupting that

Businesses, governments and firms are continuing to experiment with generative AI, but for lawyers and courts, accuracy matters

Politics & Society

Ensuring justice is done and seen to be done

To better promote public confidence, research suggests courts need to reassess the test they use for determining whether a judicial officer could be biased

Environment

Can the courts save us from climate change?

Governments around the world are being taken to court for inaction on climate change – but can litigation help fill the policy gap?

Health & Medicine

Judicial stress falls heaviest on magistrates

Following up evidence of distress and burnout in the judiciary, research finds that stress affects magistrates the most, exacerbated by social isolation and a lack of autonomy

Health & Medicine

Wellbeing survey of Australia’s judiciary reveals risk of distress and burnout

The first survey into the wellbeing of judges and magistrates reveals a judiciary coping well with high stress work, but many show signs of distress and risk of burnout

Politics & Society

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Book extract

Trial by Ouija Board: When jurors misbehave

In his new book, Professor Jeremy Gans explores a famous case of juror misconduct from the 1990s, and its ongoing implications for the trial-by-jury system

Politics & Society

Judge, jury and Google

How digitally-connected jurors are creating new challenges for the courts as they play amateur detective

Politics & Society

Research helps wipe the slate clean

A pilot program the subject of MLS research, which sees financial counsellors embedded in the court to give immediate advice to those facing bankruptcy, is providing many with a fresh start

Politics & Society

Coalface tactics

Conservation and environmental groups are using the courts to fight and frustrate the mining industry in an act the Government calls ‘lawfare’