Affray
Coward Punch: Sucker Punch Laws in Australia
Click here for a complete guide on the coward punch and sucker punch laws, penalties and defences across Australia...
What is the ‘Walama List’?
The Walama List is an alternative sentencing procedure specifically for Indigenous Australians. Click here for more…
Section 32 and Section 14 Applications in the Local Court
What is a section 14 application and how can it result in getting a criminal charge dismissed in court? Click here for more…
PLEADING GUILTY? SPEAK TO A CRIMINAL LAWYER FIRST
When faced with a criminal charge, the first common question is “should I plead guilty or not guilty?”. Here's why you should speak to a criminal lawyer first...
What is a Criminal Lawyers’ Role?
What happens when a criminal lawyer comes across a client who confesses guilt but maintains a plea of ‘not guilty’? “I did It, but I want you to defend me”.
Affray Offences and Defences in NSW
The group of men were allegedly engaged in a verbal argument before they repeated assaulted the three teenage girls in Sydney CBD on Mardi Gras…
NSW Police Commissioner Defends Officers Who Performed ‘Unlawful’ Arrest on Curtis Scott
NSW Police Commissioner Mick Fuller has sought to defend the actions of police officers involved in the wrongful arrest of NRL player Curtis Scott...
Latest BOSCAR statistics and the need for greater focus on rehabilitation: An interview with Deputy Mayor of Dubbo and Barrister Stephen Lawrence
The Latest BOSCAR statistics reveal crimes across NSW have remained the same while others fallen except for sexual & domestic assaults. Click here for more…
Man Sentenced for Grievous Bodily Harm Assault Against 83-Year-Old Woman
35-year-old Eric Pickford from Victoria has bashed an 83-year-old woman with a hammer multiple times after breaking into her home has been sentenced.
Law and Penalties for Inciting or Urging Violence in Australia
Victorian Police have arrested & handcuffed a pregnant 28-year-old woman in her own home in-front of her 2 kids for allegedly using social media to incite an anti-lockdown protest.