Disabled Parking Permits & the Law NSW
Sahar Adatia and Jimmy Singh. It was the absurd fine that almost gave pensioner Pat Jackson and her loyal husband Eric a heart attack. Earlier this month, the couple received a fine from their Sydney City Council for parking in a disabled zone, right in front of their Alexandria home. Indeed, Mr and Mrs ...continue reading
Suspended Licence NSW, Licence Disqualifications & Police Suspensions
Key Takeaways Driving Suspended or Disqualified in NSW carries up to $3,300 fine, 6-months jail or both & 3-6 months disqualification. Driving without a valid licence carries up to $2,200 fine. A driver licence suspension or disqualification does apply across other states. police can issue immediate suspensions if you’re caught exceeding speed by at least ...continue reading
Burnout Offences & Defences in NSW
Sahar Adatia and Jimmy Singh. It was the Sydney wedding celebration that gave us terrifying flashbacks of Salim Mehajer’s extravagant nuptials, and for some of its guests, came with a more expensive gift than perhaps first thought out. On the morning of Friday 2nd April 2021, a wedding celebration in Auburn grew so out ...continue reading
Fines for Oversized Vehicles Who Evade the Northconnex Tunnel in NSW
Sahar Adatia and Jimmy Singh. In March 2021, it was reported that more than 10,000 heavy vehicles had dodged fines for illegally avoiding Sydney’s new $3 billion NorthConnex tollway in the north-west and instead using Pennant Hills Road. As the road opened up in October 2020, so too were oversized vehicles requested by Transport ...continue reading
Failing to Stop and Assist Offences & Defences in NSW
Sahar Adatia and Jimmy Singh. An incident has taken place in Sydney’s west in which a driver struck a woman on the road, pinning her against a wall, then failing to stop to assist following the crash. The incident is believed to have occurred around 6.30pm on Saturday 27 March 2021 following reports a ...continue reading
High Range Drink Driving Offences in NSW
Image credit: Thanh Tu Tran Sahar Adatia and Jimmy Singh. If you’re going to break the law – and of course we strongly recommend you don’t – then you probably want to steer clear of the police whilst doing so. Indeed, this was not how things played out for one driver in Northwich, England, ...continue reading
Difference Between Civil and Criminal Law
Key Takeaways A key difference between civil & criminal law in Australia is the higher onus of proof in a criminal case is ‘beyond reasonable doubt’, in comparison, a civil case has a lower onus of proof of ‘on the balance of probabilities‘. Differences between civil & criminal law table. Civil vs Criminal law: Criminal law ...continue reading
Carjacking Offences and Defences in NSW
Poppy Morandin. A young woman has been charged following investigations into an alleged carjacking at Castle Hill. Police allege that the 18-year-old female flagged down a 40-year-old man, driving a Holden Commodore, claiming that she was injured. After the man had stopped the vehicle to assist the woman, he was threatened by two men ...continue reading
Negligent Driving Occasioning Death Offences & Defences in NSW
Sahar Adatia and Jimmy Singh. A five-year-old girl has died while her mother is in a critical condition in hospital after being struck by a vehicle while walking in Sydney’s west. According to reports from NSW Police, around 7:20pm on Wednesday 17 March 2021, the young girl and her mother were walking on a ...continue reading
Law on Drivers’ Duty to Report Injuries Caused to Animals in NSW
Sahar Adatia and Jimmy Singh. On Monday 8 March 2021, an 18-month-old dog was struck and dragged by a school bus in New Hampshire in the United States, all while the driver of the vehicle failed to stop or return to see what he had hit. Saphfyre the puppy was once “very full of ...continue reading