Waller & Williams Criminal Law: Text and Cases, 15th edition

Waller & Williams Criminal Law: Text and Cases provides a critical yet accessible analysis of criminal law in New South Wales and Victoria. It includes comprehensive coverage of all key principles, combining selected principal sources of the criminal law with critical appraisal and evaluation of its doctrines. Current legal and policy debates in criminal justice are highlighted and comparative and policy insights into legal developments of the two common law jurisdictions are provided. It is an ideal resource for law students and an essential reference for practitioners in the area. The 15th edition includes new leading cases from the principal appellate courts in New South Wales, Victoria and the High Court of Australia, as well as the latest legislative provisions. Recent developments include:

• sexual offences, including affirmative consent and negativing circumstances

• coercive control, strangulation and domestic and family violence offences

• image based abuse, including AI generated offences

• application of fraud offences in NSW

• corporate criminal responsibility including industrial manslaughter

Features

• Clear structure for each offence 

• Contextual notes on the development of the law and its application 

• Critical policy appraisal of legal developments 

• Extracts of key cases supplemented with explanations and illustration

Related Titles

• Arenson & Bagaric, Criminal Processes and Investigative Procedures: Victoria and Commonwealth, 6th edition

• Crofts, Criminal Law Elements, 7th edition

• Harfield, Hamilton & Teshome, LexisNexis Study Guide: Criminal Law for Common Law States, 2nd edition

• Kirchengast & Finlay, Criminal Law in Australia, 3rd edition