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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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Vicarious liability and the Catholic Church; Driving with medicinal cannabis

The High Court has found that it is not possible to find the Catholic Church 'vicariously liable' for the actions of molesting priests because they are not legally speaking employees. And Victorian drivers with medicinal cannabis in their system will no longer automatically lose their licence.

29 min
12 NOV

Could re-election end Trump's legal woes? And compensating invasions of privacy

What does Donald Trump's election victory mean for his legal problems? And the case of a daughter who sued her father for sharing their private conversations.

29 min
5 NOV

The dilemmas of parole board decision making

What's it like to have the responsibility to decide if a serious violent offender should be released from prison and allowed back into the community?

29 min
29 OCT

Unfair dismissal: From medical marijuana to outsourced workers

Two unfair dismissal cases highlight a changing workplace. A Philippines based legal assistant has just won the right to bring an unfair dismissal case against her former employer. And the case of the stevedore with a medicinal cannabis prescription.

29 min
22 OCT

Justice Kyrou on the new Administrative Review Tribunal

In his first media interview, Administrative Review Tribunal President Justice Emilios Kyrou outlines some of his new powers. They include the ability to order the publication of low level, routine decisions, which may reveal systemic bureaucratic failures such as the Robodebt disaster.

29 min
15 OCT

AI and the law

How should the law respond to the risks and benefits of Artificial Intelligence?

29 min
8 OCT

When can tenants challenge evictions?

How do tenancy tribunals balance the competing needs of tenants and landlords? And why is Victoria - from a tenants' perspective - ahead of the pack?

29 min
1 OCT

Corporations and free speech

To what extent should employers be able to restrict employees from expressing their views and opinions in public?

29 min

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Damien Carrick

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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.