Reading Briefs using AI
General PracticeIs AI ready to ingest briefs, summarise them, and answer questions about them? If so, how accurate is it?
Read MoreTemporary Injunctions
EquityThe principles applicable to the grant of interim and interlocutory injunctions, and the nature of the documentation required for an application.
Read MoreExisting Sentencing Guidelines
CrimeOver the past fifteen years or so, a number of 'guideline' judgments have been delivered by the courts to assist with formulating the appropriate sentence for a given offence type. This article looks at the origin of those guidelines, the offences for which there are guidelines available, and what the individual guidelines provide.
Read MoreCCTV Footage & Non-Expert Opinion Evidence
AdvocacyIn what circumstances may a lay-witness be permitted to give evidence of what he/she perceives from CCTV footage, and when does such evidence become inadmissible opinion evidence from a non-expert?
Read MoreDelaney -v- PIAB & Departures from the Personal Injuries Guidelines
AdvocacyTo what extent is judicial discretion fettered by the Personal Injuries Guidelines? When, and in what circumstances, and to what extent, may a judge depart from the Personal Injuries Guidelines?
Read MoreIP Addresses & Online Crimes
CrimeWhere a criminal act involves the use of an internet connection, in what circumstances will it be incumbent on investigating and prosecuting authorities to seek out, preserve, and disclose information relating to IP addresses?
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