Life sentence for Zhang Yu's killer welcomed
A Hobart judge has been praised for handing down the maximum sentence to a 22-year-old man who murdered a Chinese university student.
View ArticleLawyers threaten industrial action
Tasmanian government lawyers have warned they will take industrial action if the government does not start negotiating pay.
View ArticleBoost for legal aid services
Some of Tasmania's slashed legal aid services may be restored after a further injection of federal funding.
View ArticleMagistrate fined over late tax returns
A Hobart Magistrate has pleaded guilty to failing to lodge tax returns.
View ArticleMagistrate to be judged by 'court of public opinion': expert
A legal ethics expert says a Hobart magistrate who failed to lodge tax returns will be judged by the court of public opinion.
View ArticleYouth gets 3 years' jail for caravan park death
The judge who sentenced a Tasmanian teenager to three years' jail for punching and killing a man has told the court it was not an easy decision.
View ArticleKiller's ex-girlfriend sentenced
A Hobart woman convicted of failing to report the murder of a Chinese university student has been sentenced for more recent crimes.
View ArticleHobart woman sentenced
A Hobart woman, whose ex-boyfriend murdered a Chinese university student, has been sentenced for a series of offences including shoplifting and possessing cannabis.
View ArticlePolice to review car chase findings
Tasmanian police plan to review a Hobart coroner's recommendations on police car pursuits.
View ArticleLax tax magistrate okay to continue: Government
The Tasmanian Government will not be reprimanding a Hobart Magistrate who last month received a criminal conviction.
View ArticleRepeat exhibitionist avoids jail
A southern Tasmanian man has avoided jail for indecently exposing himself in the children's section of a major department store.
View ArticleLGH suicide inquest
A nurse has told a coronial inquest there was nothing to suggest a woman who committed suicide in the Launceston General Hospital's psychiatric ward was at risk.
View ArticleDPP slams staff shortages
Tasmania's Director of Public Prosecutions has blamed staff shortages for fewer trials being heard in the Supreme Court in the past year. In his annual report, Tim Ellis says his office has had an...
View ArticleGovt rules out independent review of prostitute case
Tasmania's Attorney General has ruled out an independent review of evidence in the case of a 12-year old girl who was sold as a prostitute.
View ArticleNo charges over failed mortgage fund
Tasmanian Police have decided not to lay charges over a failed solicitors' mortgage fund.
View ArticleDepartment under fire over new child sex case
A Tasmanian Supreme Court judge says a government department condoned a sexual relationship between a 15-year-old girl under its care and her adult boyfriend.
View ArticleThe Spin Doctor 11/11/10
This week Anthony McLellan talks airlines, banks and voting for judges.
View ArticleDNA law stumps Devine paternity investigation
Tasmania Police wants the law changed to allow officers to take DNA samples from children under the age of 10.
View ArticlePenalty for speeding magistrate 'too soft'
A road trauma group says a fine handed down to a Magistrate for speeding was not harsh enough.
View ArticleDrowning prompts life jacket warning
A Tasmanian coroner says the drowning of a 27-year-old man earlier this year highlights the risk of not wearing a life jacket while boating.
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