Category: court trial

Rape Victims’ Sexual History Should No Longer Be Used as Evidence: Law Commission

A rape victim’s sexual history could no longer be used as evidence in court under new plans to minimise the effects of myths and misconceptions about rape on the trial process. A new consultation paper by the Law Commission set out proposals for reforming the way that evidence is used in sexual offences prosecutions. The…


Australian Parliament House Assault Trial Implodes

Commentary What a circus. This week the Brittany Higgins/Bruce Lehrmann rape trial imploded when the jury was dismissed due to misconduct by a juror. The case seemed to be heading for a hung jury after five days of deliberation, during which not a single question was put to the judge—which suggests that the jury was…