Intention To Defraud By Destroying Accounts
Identity Theft Australia Laws and Penalties
Identity theft offences cost Australia billions a year and come in many forms from opening bank accounts to filing fraudulent tax returns...
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”.
Section 32 Mental Health Applications now Replaced by Section 14 to Get Criminal Charges Dismissed in Court
The new laws on section 32 mental health diversionary pathways for defendants facing criminal charge(s) in NSW Courts. Click here for more…
Concerns Reignited for Prisoners Amid Further Outbreaks of COVID-19
There are reportedly 70 inmates in lockdown within Silverwater Jail after coming into close contact with a staff member who has tested positive for COVID-19
Law on the Age of Criminal Responsibility in NSW: An Interview with Greens MP David Shoebridge
Decision to raise the age of criminal responsibility has been deferred until at least 2021. What's the current age of criminal responsibility for a child? Click here to find out...
How Does COVID-19 Affect Bail Applications in NSW?
How Coronavirus led the Supreme Court to grant bail to Mr. Rakielbakhour after he allegedly repeatedly punched his wife’s face and body, causing injuries.
What are the Rules Around NSW Police Strip Searching a Person?
Police officers in NSW have been given a quota to conduct 241,632 personal searches including strip searches on people. Read on for more…
Law, Penalties & Defences for Dealing with Proceeds of Crime Charges in NSW
2 men have been arrested following investigations into a large-scale international money-laundering syndicate after police find over $1.3m cash in Sydney.
The Law on Strip Searches in NSW
NSW Police strip search 7 children. This blog outlines the law on when police can and can't conduct a strip search on a person in NSW.
Is it Legal to Make a Citizen’s Arrest in NSW?
A man who went on a stabbing rampage in Sydney CBD has been pinned down and restrained by members of the public after a woman was stabbed in the back.