12.7 C
Canberra
Friday, November 22, 2024

Latest news: Court

ACT politics: Wednesday 10 April

Construction delays, renting, electric buses, healthcare challenges, and legislation for jury reforms and the night-time economy.

Court on camera: Why have recordings not been improved in ACT?

Courtroom video recordings have not been improved, a year after Attorney-General Shane Rattenbury promised to investigate the issue.

Prince Harry gives evidence in court against tabloid publisher

Prince Harry has become the first senior royal to testify in court in more than a century as he began evidence in his case against Mirror Group Newspapers.

Ben Roberts- Smith to learn defamation fate

Almost 11 months after his lengthy trial, Victoria Cross recipient Ben Roberts-Smith will soon learn whether his defamation case over war crimes reports has been successful.

Couple accused of keeping woman as slave in home

A Melbourne couple have faced court, accused of keeping a woman as a slave in their home in Melbourne's west for 10 months in 2022.

Johnny Depp rests case in defamation trial against Amber Heard

Johnny Depp's legal team has rested its case in the actor's defamation trial against ex-wife Amber Heard.

31-year-old woman charged for supplying meth to prisoner at Alexander Maconochie Centre

A 31-year-old woman will face the ACT Magistrates Court today, 29 April, charged with a number of offences including supply drug of dependance.

New resident judges appointed to ACT Supreme Court

Geoffrey Kennett and Belinda Baker have been appointed two new resident judges to the ACT Supreme Court this year.

Lucy McCallum becomes ACT’s new Chief Justice

Lucy McCallum, the ACT’s second woman Chief Justice, was sworn in today as head of the Supreme Court, a role that excites her.

Former Raider Brett Finch’s child abuse case in court

Former Canberra Raiders player Brett Finch, who was allegedly part of a child sex abuse chat group, has had his charges mentioned in a NSW court.

Jarryd Hayne walks from prison, awaits new trial

Jarryd Hayne has been freed from prison after nine months, having been granted bail as he awaits a third trial on sexual assault charges.

Claim Ben Roberts-Smith ordered 2012 murder

A SAS soldier has testified he saw Ben Roberts-Smith told Afghan soldiers to shoot a detained local man "or I will" during a 2012 mission.

Billionaire Forrest takes on Facebook over scam ads

Fortescue Metals boss Andrew Forrest has launched criminal proceedings against Facebook claiming the social media giant failed to stop clickbait advertising scams using his image.

Ex-TV host Andrew O’Keefe charged with choking

Former TV personality Andrew O'Keefe has been arrested, accused of assaulting a 38-year-old-woman in Sydney including punching, kicking and choking her.

Man bailed over theft of 42,000 rapid antigen tests

A man accused of stealing 42,000 rapid antigen tests and boxes of face masks has received bail in Sydney after turning himself in following a police raid on storage units in the city's south.

Charlise Mutten’s accused murderer, Justin Stein, in court

A Sydney man charged with murdering a nine-year-old girl whose body was found in a barrel has been under long-term care for mental health problems.

Trending

canberra daily

SUBSCRIBE TO THE CANBERRA DAILY NEWSLETTER

Join our mailing lists to receieve the latest news straight into your inbox.

You have Successfully Subscribed!