Westlaw Practice Areas

Criminal Law

From expert evidence and federal offences to all things sentencing, Westlaw has everything you need in criminal law.

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key titles in Criminal Law

Australian Sentencing

Australian Sentencing is a comprehensive resource across all Australian jurisdictions for both practitioners and law students. It covers national commentary on key aspects like judicial sentencing reasoning, hearings, appeals, principles, objectives, factors affecting sentencing, Aboriginality, sentencing minors, criminal sanctions, various types of punishments, and sentencing law reform. It also includes specific offences and core legislation.

Ross on Crime

Ross on Crime is a comprehensive A-Z guide to over 350 major terms and principles relating to criminal law practice. Set out in dictionary style, it includes references to thousands of relevant cases and lists details of comparative legislation for all Australian jurisdictions, including those governed by Criminal Codes.

Federal Offences

Federal Offences is the encyclopedic, practice-oriented compendium of federal offences and procedure for the judiciary, lawyers and police. With all essential legislation and core criminal material in one place, this is an invaluable practice work by Stephen Odgers SC, Gerard Nash QC, Mirko Bagaric and Ashleigh Harrold.