OBITER is a legal blog dedicated to providing selected cases and online resources, particularly in the areas of criminal law and tort law in Queensland, Australia.
I am undertaking a Juris Doctor (JD) with interests in criminal law and AI/internet law. My academic background includes behavioural science (psychology), counselling, and computer science.
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academic misconduct accident aiding suicide Amaca Pty Ltd v Ellis [2010] HCA 5 Amstad v Brisbane City Council (No 1) [1968] Qd R 334 Armitage v Parole Board Queensland (2023) 17 QR 297 arson automatism breach of confidence Carter v Attorney-General (No 2) [2014] 1 Qd R 111 case note causation CCIG Investments Pty Ltd v Schokman [2023] HCA 21 charitable trusts Cobb v Queensland Police Service (2023) 3 QDCR 123 common law common purpose computer hacking and misuse confession consent constitutional law constructive murder contract law Corrective Services Act 2006 (Qld) Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) Criminal Code (Qld) Criminal Code (WA) criminal law damages defence double jeopardy duty of care employment law equitable compensation equity law evidence extortion false imprisonment grievous bodily harm Hegarty v Queensland Ambulance Service [2007] QCA 366 High Court of Australia implied license intent jury directions Kaporonovski v The Queen (1973) 133 CLR 209 lawyer admission Louth v Diprose (1992) 175 CLR 621 McDermott v The King (1948) 76 CLR 501 motive murder negligence neighbour principle New South Wales no body-no parole prisoner NSW offence against the person Pearce v The Queen (1998) 194 CLR 610 Pickering v The Queen [2017] HCA 17 political objects doctrine political purpose privacy private nuisance provocation psychiatric Injury Queensland Royall v The Queen (1991) 172 CLR 378 R v Falconer (1990) 171 CLR 30 R v Lovell; Ex parte Attorney-General (Qld) [2015] QCA 136 sentencing statutory interpretation Stuart v The Queen (1974) 134 CLR 426 study notes substantial cause of death tortfeasors tortious act tort law tort of negligence trespass to land trespass to person trusts Trusts Act 2025 (Qld) unlawful stalking vicarious liability Victoria voluntariness voluntary assisted dying Wallace v Kam (2013) 250 CLR 375 Watt v Rama [1972] VR 353 Western Australia Wilson v Ferguson [2015] WASC 15
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