Taking The Next Step provides a guide to what families should expect from the legal process such as bail, coroners' investigations, what to expect in court, trials and dealing with the media. Launching the book on Wednesday, Director of Public … Read more at Ninemsn.

A TEEN accused of torturing and killing a kangaroo in an act of animal cruelty has been escorted from court by a police entourage. A crowd of police surrounded the man, and his father, as they left Wodonga Magistrates' Court this morning. … Read more at Herald Sun.

Under Clarke's plans, similar intelligence material could in the future be handled by court-appointed legal advocates and not shared with defendants, claimants or the public. Legislators said in their report that the proposal “cannot in our view be … Read more at Newsday.

'Buzzsaw' bandits to face Gold Coast courtThree accused armed robbers dubbed the buzzsaw bandits are due to face court over a crime spree targeting pubs and clubs on the Gold Coast. Police allege the men were involved in robberies at six Gold Coast businesses, most of them taverns and clubs.and more » … Read more at [...]

A dispute between neighbouring WA farmers over the contamination of an organic crop is set to create a legal precedent on the rights of farmers to grow non-genetically modified produce. A writ was today lodged in the WA Supreme Court claiming loss of … Read more at Sydney Morning Herald.

NY's top court refuses to undo divorce settlementNation > News > Nation Print Aa NY's top court refuses to undo divorce settlement Originally published: April 3, 2012 10:57 AM Updated: April 3, 2012 12:44 PM By The Associated Press MICHAEL VIRTANEN (Associated Press) ALBANY, … Read more at Newsday.

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Brisbane Times But he defied its suggestion he refrain from naming the man again, saying he was not breaching a suppression order made by the NSW District Court covering the name of the offender and his victim. ''I disagreed with [the complaint] and I used his name … Read more at Sydney Morning Herald.

If we make drugs legal, just think – we'll have drug dealers and sellers on every corner. Lilybeth, Ringwood —– THE war on drugs has not failed. Imagine where we would be if we aggressively prosecuted drug runners, rather than the wet noodle slap … Read more at Herald Sun.

A fiery lunchtime indoor soccer final at the Australian National University led to a fracas in which one man allegedly smashed another in the face, a Canberra court has heard. University staffer Haralambos Korres, 32, is on trial before a jury in the … Read more at The Canberra Times.