Woman Charged with Larceny After Stealing Face Masks and Other Medical Supplies from a Hospital
By Sahar Adatia and Jimmy Singh. As the community prepares for the frightening pandemic situation of coronavirus, it’s become plain to see that our unsung heroes amongst the crisis are the doctors, nurses and other frontline health workers, operating around the clock to help the hundreds of sick patients. Whether dealing with cases of ...continue reading
Elderly Man Tortured with Taser & Drill in Murray Bridge Aggravated Kidnapping Ordeal
By Sahar Adatia and Jimmy Singh. It is reported that an elderly man was bound, kidnapped and tortured with a taser and drill by two men in a gruesome incident at Murray Bridge in the south-east of South Australia. According to South Australia Police, in the early hours of 29 February 2020, the elderly ...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
Is Stealing a Dog a Crime in NSW?
By Sahar Adatia and Jimmy Singh. It’s heartbreaking enough to have your pet go missing. But imagine if you discovered that your beloved companion was, in fact, intentionally stolen from you. Even worse, consider the devastation if this happened to be your therapy puppy to help you cope with a medical condition. In what ...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 Armed Robbery in NSW
By Sahar Adatia and Jimmy Singh. We’ve all had moments where we’ve done something a little crazy because we’re hungry. Indeed, your mind races and all you can think about is how much longer before you can obtain food to eat. That’s because hunger also makes you impulsive – which explains why when you ...continue reading
The Law, Penalties and Defences for Joyriding in NSW
By Sahar Adatia and Jimmy Singh. We all like to start our mornings off with a bit of productivity. Indeed, it feels great to have ticked off a few things on the “To Do” list well before the rest of the world wakes up. But no amount of early morning workouts completed or emails ...continue reading
What are the Penalties, Defences and Charges for Break and Enter in NSW?
In a bizarre break and enter, a burglar has broken into a Florida home on Christmas eve in the city of Bradenton in the Manatee County, Florida. The bizarre thing about this break and enter is that home owner who was fast asleep woke up to the burglar sucking on his toes. It’s reported ...continue reading
Law on Break, Enter and Commit Serious Indictable Offences in NSW
By Sahar Adatia and Jimmy Singh. Australia is burning amid one of the country’s worst fire seasons on record and against the backdrop of this devastation, never before has human suffering been so unprecedented. The fires have now killed at least 25 people and destroyed nearly 2,000 homes, while the blazes have transformed skies ...continue reading
Law on Impersonating an Emergency Services Organisation Officer in NSW
By Sahar Adatia and Jimmy Singh. As NSW faces some of the most catastrophic bushfires experienced to date and firefighters tirelessly battle to help hundreds of victims who have been displaced, it seems some people have decided to take matters into their own hands – perhaps not the best idea amongst what has been ...continue reading