In order for fact-finders to rationally evaluate the probative value of forensic pattern-matching evidence, information about the accuracy and reliability of examiners’ opinions is necessary. Empirical tests of ability and performance, however, must…
Legal commentators widely agree that forensic examiners should articulate the reasons for their opinions. However, findings from cognitive science strongly suggest that people have little insight into the information they rely on to make decisions.…
The adversarialist approach to criminal justice places a premium on autonomy, efficiency and finality. It trusts that giving parties control will put reliable comprehensive evidence before the trial court. Where forensic science evidence is involved,…
We are very pleased to introduce this special issue of The University of Queensland Law Journal on expert evidence. As many readers will be aware, expert evidence remains a contentious issue both in Australia and abroad. Questions have been raised,…
Humanity now possesses the capacity and technology to pursue radical humanenhancement, presenting fundamental challenges for the regulation of elite sport. Inorder to regulate not only performance enhancement, but also human enhancement,the World…
Australia introduced its first espionage offence in 1914. This was repealed in 2002 andreplaced with four new offences. Just 16 years later, these offences have again been thesubject of legislative change; in June 2018, they were repealed and…
Mobile phones are more than just telephonic devices; they have the capability to store,retrieve and access potentially endless meta-data, including the personal informationof an individual and his or her associates. In a landmark decision of 2014,…
This article focuses on a relatively unexamined aspect of the life of the late Sir HarryGibbs: his war service, particularly in and associated with Papua New Guinea, and theinfluence of that connection on his legal education and some, at least, of…
There is a substantive distinction between accessories who do, and those who do not,undertake to serve the beneficiaries of a fiduciary function. Where the access ofaccessories to beneficiary assets is limited, they are directly accountable as…
Class actions are legal proceedings brought on behalf of numerous persons, known asgroup members. When a class action settles for a monetary payment to compensatethe group members, the payment needs to be divided among the group members. Thedivision…
