Woman Charged for Assaulting Police in South-West Sydney After Spitting at the Officer
By Sahar Adatia and Jimmy Singh. As fear and uncertainty continue to mount with the novel coronavirus now in full force, so too it seems does the eccentric and offensive behaviour. Stressful times indeed deplete people to new lows, sapping them of their cognitive abilities; all the while, anxiety has the tendency to often ...continue reading
NRL Star Curtis Scott Faces Resisting Arrest Charge in Sydney Court
By Sahar Adatia and Jimmy Singh. It is reported that over the Australia Day long weekend, NRL star, Curtis Scott, allegedly kicked and punched a police officer before resisting arrest following a boozy night out in Sydney to celebrate the national holiday. At around 12:45am on 26 January 2020, police were called to Driver ...continue reading
A 29-Year-Old Man Is Charged with Assault After Allegedly Causing Actual Bodily Harm on a Busker Dressed as a Pencil
By Sahar Adatia and Jimmy Singh. It was a dismal and distressing day at best for Californian busker, Matt Eberhart, who, dressed as a pencil, was hit in the head by a spectator with the very ukulele he was performing with. On 19 February 2020, Mr Eberhart stationed himself in Adelaide’s Rundle Mall to ...continue reading
What are the Rules Around NSW Police Strip Searching a Person?
241,000 is the number that has been given to NSW Police Officers, representing the quota for conducting personal searches, including strip searches on people for the 2019 financial year. In fact, in 2019, NSW Police failed to meet its quota by just under 2000 searches. NSW Greens managed to obtained the shocking revelation through the ...continue reading
What is a Criminal Lawyers’ Role?
Criminal lawyers represent people from all walks of life. Unfortunately, movies and TV shows have portrayed criminal lawyers in a bad light, prompting members of the public asking the question criminal lawyers get asked too often, “but how can you defend a criminal?”, or “how can you defend a guilty person?”. Too often we ...continue reading
What is Self-Defence Under the Law in NSW?
It is reported that on new year’s eve, as Pope Francis walked in Vatican City whilst greeting pilgrims on his way towards the cobble esplanade, footage has emerged of a woman from the crowd grabbing the Pope’s hand and pulling him towards her. The act appears to cause the Pope pain, as the footage ...continue reading
Law on Assault Police Charges in NSW
By Sahar Adatia and Jimmy Singh. Whether you agree with it or not, when it comes to enforcing the law, police are considered the gatekeepers and guardians of the system, ensuring they both protect and control citizens. For the most part, when performing their duties, police officers are rational and reasonable in exercising their ...continue reading
The Law on Assault Occasioning Actual Bodily Harm in NSW
“1 thing I will not stand for is kids being abused physically or mentally and I will do this over and over again if I had the chance” “I think it’s time people stopped judging bikies and people start to worry about the real issues in life like getting pedos off the street.” These ...continue reading
Guide on the Penalties for Assaulting a Police Officer in NSW
Former Home and Away actor, 46- year old Joel McIlroy has allegedly approached a female NSW Police officer before punching her up to seven times in Surry Hills. It’s reported that McIlroy who previously played the role on Home and Away as Flynn Saunders, had allegedly first approached the female police officer as she ...continue reading
The Law on Strip Searches in NSW
Imagine a sniffer dog incorrectly indicates to police that you have drugs on you outside the entrance of a music festival, which causes police to form a suspicion you have illicit drugs on you, but you actually don’t. Imagine, then police escort you away in view of everyone watching this infold, and you are ...continue reading