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Kanbut v R [2022] NSWCCA 259

In this decision the CCA has observed that a tendency notice which simply asserts all the allegations in the prosecution case is unlikely to meet the objectives of the tendency rule, and examined the injustice which can arise when the jury directions from such a faulty tendency notice do not correct

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Jackson v R [2020] NSWCCA 5

The Court of Criminal Appeal (‘CCA’) has considered whether, in light of recent High Court authority, there is a different standard of proof to be applied to uncharged acts when there is only one complainant in sex matters, versus when there is more than one. This was not thought to be the right veh

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