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Different Types of Memory

Clint Maher — Wed, 20 Aug 2025 02:37:31 +0000

Genuine Traumatic Memory Fragmented but Persistent Strong Emotional Charge Consistency of Core Details Unwanted Intrusions Contextual Gaps False or Reconstructed Memory Summary:

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Nature of Memory

Clint Maher — Wed, 20 Aug 2025 02:30:19 +0000

In this blog and the next two ones, we look at memory focusing specifically on the complainant in court alleging that they were sexually abused. We find through our extensive experience reading trial briefs disclosed by the prosecution including the complainant statement or child interview and many other pieces of documentary information that we study
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Delay In Reporting – Criminal Trials And The Abolishment Of The Longman Warning

Marc Saupin — Mon, 28 Apr 2025 05:07:34 +0000

A long-standing principle in common law considered a delay in making a complaint could be raised before a jury to caution them before they convicted an accused. When I say long-standing, this principal goes back to Medieval times between 1200 AD and 1300 AD where the term Hue and Cry was a feature of the
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When Does Workplace Behaviour Become An Offence?

Marc Saupin — Mon, 17 Mar 2025 08:42:31 +0000

A medical (GP) recently faced the WA Medical Board (Board) after complaints from two receptionists employed on a casual basis at his northern suburbs medical practice. The GP has been practising since 1986 and appears to have never been the subject of a complaint. The incidents took place in 2022. The complainant did not bring
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Problem with Delayed Prosecutions

Marc Saupin — Mon, 17 Mar 2025 08:42:25 +0000

When a client presents in our rooms accused of historical sexual assault, our mind immediately turns to the difficulty that the prosecution has in proving the case and the difficulty in defending the case. Historical allegations of sexual assault have complex evidential matters to be considered for both the prosecution and defence. Of course, the
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Is This Another “Me Too”

Marc Saupin — Mon, 17 Mar 2025 01:22:04 +0000

Veteran broadcaster Alan Jones is facing eight additional charges of indecent assault relating to an alleged tenth complainant as he faces court for the first time in Sydney today. Last month the 83-year-old was charged by the Child Abuse Squad with a total of 26 offences against nine victims. Already, Mr Jones and his lawyers
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Lehrmann v Network Ten Pty Limited (Trial Judgment) [2024] FCA 369

Marc Saupin — Thu, 18 Apr 2024 02:57:41 +0000

Bruce Lehrmann’s defamation claim against Channel 10 and Lisa Wilkinson is now finalised. In the Federal Court Justice, Michael Lee found that Bruce Lehrmann had in fact raped Brittany Higgins in Parliament House in the early hours of March 23, 2019. His Honour found that Channel 10 and Lisa Wilkinson had not defamed Bruch Lehrmann
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The #MeToo Movement – Watering Down Prosecution Due Diligence

Marc Saupin — Tue, 20 Jun 2023 07:59:48 +0000

An article published in The Australian Newspaper, Saturday 17 June 20223: Judges slam ‘Me Too’ trials mirrors exactly what I have blogged here since 2019. The article takes a slightly different angle in which NSW District Court judge Paul Conlon comments: ….cases of alleged sexual assault are: ….being pursued with no reasonable prospect of conviction…
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Lehrmann Trial Discontinued

Marc Saupin — Fri, 02 Dec 2022 05:49:32 +0000

The ACT Director of Public Prosecution’s (DPP) decision to discontinue the Bruce Lehrmann-Brittany Higgins trial is an extremely rare decision by a prosecuting authority, especially in alleged rape cases. It was revealed today that the DPP had received expert medical advice that a retrial would pose an unacceptable risk to Brittany Higgins life. She is
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Aborted Trial – Brittany Higgins Comments

Marc Saupin — Fri, 28 Oct 2022 03:26:52 +0000

The trial of Bruce Lehrman was aborted this morning after it came to light that a juror had brought into the jury room research material from external sources (see corresponding Blog). This blog puts the comments made by the defence and the comments made by Brittany Higgins outside court into a legal framework. Outside court,
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