A Guide on Your Right to Silence When Approached by Police
By Scott Feeney and Jimmy Singh. The Brazilian Military Police were ready. The raid was about to take place in the northeast of the country, in the low-income community of Vila Irma Dulce. It was Monday the 22nd of April, and while on a regular patrol of their beat, the police observed a man ...continue reading
What is Obtaining a Financial Advantage by Deception?
It is reported that Max Kiattisak Eung, who is also known as Kiattisak Eungpongpan from Tempe NSW has been charged with 2 counts of obtaining financial advantage by deception. The charges followed after ASIC conducted an investigation into Eung who is alleged to have obtained a total advantage of $166,500 which ASIC say was ...continue reading
A Guide on the Law on Larceny by Servant or Clerk
By Sahar Adatia and Jimmy Singh. We all want to believe that there’s a great deal of good out there in the world. But the reality is, the world is far from a place where people from all walks of life aren’t committing tiny evils that bring them a bit of pleasure. One of ...continue reading
Some of the Different Kinds of White-Collar Stealing Offences in NSW
A 53-year old woman, Catherine Koster was charged with obtaining financial advantage or cause disadvantage to her employer at the time, a charity organisation called Asbestos Diseases Foundation of Australia. The charity organisation raises money for worthy causes including the funding for PhD students to conduct medical research, and to support people suffering asbestos ...continue reading
The Law on Obtaining a Financial Advantage by Deception in NSW
By Sahar Adatia and Jimmy Singh. The allure of winning a large sum of money is something most of us, at some point, find ourselves daydreaming about. Indeed, having more money than you can count and being able to afford that trip around the world, the spectacular mansion and let’s throw in a yacht, ...continue reading
What is the Law and Penalties for Dishonestly Obtaining Financial Advantage by Deception in NSW?
44-year-old Ms. Van Wijngarden, a real estate agent and director of Unique Estates was charged with fifteen counts of fraud offences allegedly involving a total quantum of over $3.5 million. The charges were laid following an investigation by forensic accountants. For over a nearly two-year period, from May 2016 to early February 2018, she ...continue reading
What is the Law and Penalties for Larceny by Clerk or Servant in NSW?
By Sahar Adatia and Jimmy Singh. Chances are, most people have stolen something at least once in their lives. For some of us, it’s merely the pen at the bank or the box of tissues from the hotel room, strangely because we enjoy the rush of stealing. For others, it’s a means to survive ...continue reading
What is The Law and Penalties for Child Abduction and Kidnapping Charges in NSW?
By Sahar Adatia and Jimmy Singh Last week, the Australian Federal Police cracked an underground parental abduction ring following a two-year investigation into the group that allegedly helped jilted mothers to abduct and hide their own children across Australia. Three men and a woman were arrested and charged for their alleged role in the ...continue reading
The Law and Penalties for Dishonest White-Collar Crime
What is ASIC? The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) is an independent Government body that enforces consumer protection and company law in relation to superannuation, insurance, investments, and banking (except for lending) all over Australia. ASIC’s purpose is to minimise unfair practices by financial markets and products and to also minimise fraud. ASIC’s Fees-For-No-Service ...continue reading
New NSW Sentencing Penalty Introduced: The New ‘Intensive Corrections Orders’
On 24 October 2017, Parliament in NSW assented to the amending legislation which effectively changed the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW). As of 24 September 2018, three major new sentencing options were introduced into NSW. A Magistrate or Judge can now impose any one of these new sentencing or penalty options for traffic ...continue reading