A 23-year-old Man has been Charged with Attempted Kidnapping in NSW
It is reported that a 27-year-old woman in Sydney was followed and attacked by a man after walking out of a railway station on Thursday afternoon. On Thursday evening, at approximately quarter past six, a man allegedly followed a 27-year-old woman after she had left the Chester Hill Railway Station. It is alleged that, as ...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
Law, Penalties and Defences for Having Custody of a Knife in Public in NSW
By Sahar Adatia and Jimmy Singh. Call it clucked up – last week, it was reported that a rooster carrying a razor blade killed a man after slashing him during a cockfight in India. On 17 January 2020, the victim, Saripalli Venkateswara Rao, was attending an animal death match in Pragadavaram village – an ...continue reading
Common Assault Laws, Penalties and Defences in NSW
It is reported that a New Zealand teacher has punched a school kid in the face after the child told him that he wore his moustache “like a paedophile would”. As the 13-year-old student watched the teacher playing a game of rugby at a college in 2018, the child allegedly made this comment as ...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 Animal Cruelty in NSW
It is reported that Daniel Welfare has ripped the head of ‘Kevin the Kookaburra’ in-front of onlookers at Perth’s Parkerville Tavern in October. Reports say that witnesses observed Daniel to grab the Kookaburra before ripping off his head after the bird had taken some food from Daniel’s plate. Amongst witnesses included children. Kevin the ...continue reading
The Law on Blackmail and Extortion in NSW
It is reported that the 2015 season contestant from the Block, 49-year-old Suzi Taylor has been charged with extorting and detaining her tinder date. It is alleged that she lured her tinder date before assaulting him for financial gain. Police allege that the tinder date, a 33-year-old man visited a house in a Riverside ...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
Is it Legal to Make a Citizen’s Arrest in NSW?
It is reported that a man with a large knife in Sydney CBD has allegedly attempted to stab people on Tuesday. Causing the Sydney CBD to go into lockdown, the incident unfolded close to the corner of Clarence and King Street when a man who was reportedly armed with a machete went on a ...continue reading