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Constitutional law, Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure, LAW FIRM, Uncategorized

Cheatle v R [1993] HCA 44 | 26 August 1993

August 26, 2014 Legal Helpdesk Lawyers

ON 26 AUGUST 1993, the High Court of Australia delivered Cheatle v R [1993] HCA 44; (1993) 177 CLR 541 (26 August 1993).

http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/cth/HCA/1993/44.html

South Australian law allowed for a majority verdict of 10 or 11 jurors. Mr and Mrs Cheatle were convicted by a majority verdict of a South Australian jury for the indictable offence of conspiracy to defraud the Commonwealth. The High Court allowed an appeal, holding that s80 of the Constitution required unanimous verdicts for Commonwealth indictable offences. A new trial was ordered.

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Victoria Park Racing & Recreation Grounds Co Ltd v Taylor [1937] HCA 45 | 26 August 1937

August 26, 2014 Legal Helpdesk Lawyers

ON 26 AUGUST 1937, the High Court of Australia delivered Victoria Park Racing & Recreation Grounds Co Ltd v Taylor [1937] HCA 45; (1937) 58 CLR 479 (26 August 1937).

There is no general right of privacy at common law.

There is no property in a spectacle.

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Compensation to relatives, LAW FIRM, Law reform, Legislation, United Kingdom

Lord Campbell’s Act (UK) | 26 August 1846

August 26, 2014 Legal Helpdesk Lawyers

ON 26 AUGUST 1846, the UK Parliament passed the Fatal Accidents Act 1846, also known as Lord Campbell’s Act.

Close relatives of a person killed by the wrongdoing of another were entitled by this Act to recover damages that the common law did not previously allow. The provision has been legislated in common law jurisdictions around the world. The Compensation to Relatives Act 1897 (NSW) introduced similar provisions in New South Wales.

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