Ms Katharine E. Brown

CaseTitle	CaseDescription	CaseLinkURLOriginal
PUBLIC LAW, HUMAN RIGHTS AND DISCRIMINATION
Farshchi v The King (HCA, 2025, ongoing)	Appeal against conviction — explanation of "beyond reasonable doubt" — requirements of s 80 of the Constitution
Charisiou v The King [2025] VSCA 227	Appeal against sentence — relevance of hardship caused to family members — interaction between s 32 of the Charter of Human Rights and s 5 of the Sentencing Act — led by Ruth Shann SC (written submissions) and Catherine Boston SC (oral hearing)	https://www.austlii.edu.au/cgi-bin/viewdoc/au/cases/vic/VSCA/2025/277.html
Harkness v Banks (VSCA, 2025, ongoing)	Judicial review — susceptibility of prosecutorial decisions to judicial review — led by Alistair Pound SC (Solicitor-General for Victoria), with J Vogan

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