COVID-19 – Key Changes Made by District Courts Affecting all Criminal and Traffic Cases in NSW
From 30 March 2020, the District Court have implemented a number of changes to the way in which criminal cases are heard during the COVID-19 pandemic. It is important to remain up to date as arrangements are likely to continue to change. If you have a criminal matter in the District Court currently, please ...continue reading
How COVID-19 is Affecting NSW Local Court Cases in Australia
Taking affect Monday, 30 March 2020, a number of key changes have been made to the way in which NSW Local Court matters are to be dealt with during the COVID-19 pandemic. On 24 March 2020, the New South Wales Chief Magistrate, Judge Graham Henson AM, released a Memorandum regarding some of the key ...continue reading
Your Rights as a Driver When Pulled Over by Police for RBT in NSW
As the Coronavirus continues to spread across our world, fears continue to rise so much so that our Governments have been taking drastic and unprecedented actions to combat the spread of the pandemic. Other than people shutting down shops, and even Castle Towers Myer store just recently, Police RBT’s have been suspended indefinitely out ...continue reading
ACCC Announces Safety Concerns for the Child Car Seat, Joie i-Travvel Which Has Now Been Recalled
It is reported that the ACCC have now formally announced safety concerns for the child car seat, namely, Joie i-Travvel car seat model # C1209BanOR600 or C1209BATBK600 (‘the child car seat’). The child car seats have been recalled following tests revealed safety concerns. The safety concerns of the child car seat identified include, “in ...continue reading
Is it a Crime to Throw Rocks at Vehicles in NSW?
By Sahar Adatia and Jimmy Singh. In recent years, there have been an increasing number of cases emerging involving rocks being hurled at vehicles from overpasses all around Australia. For motorists, this has become a significant safety matter, particularly because large, hard objects such as rocks not only have the ability to damage vehicles, ...continue reading
Cyclist Dies After Being Struck by Car: What’s the Minimum Passing Distance Rule in NSW?
By Sahar Adatia and Jimmy Singh. Each year in NSW, on average, nine bicycle riders are killed and more that 1900 end up seriously injured, according to statistics from the NSW Government. In fact, bicycle riders represent approximately 2.5 percent of total road deaths and about 16 percent of serious injuries. It is for ...continue reading
HOW MUCH DO LAWYERS MAKE IN AUSTRALIA? – LAWYER SALARY AUSTRALIA
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) have released the statistics report on the average income based on occupation (and state) for income year 2016/17. The report is based upon 16.5 million 2017 income tax returns in respect to 13.9 million individuals, and 970,000 corporations. In a nutshell, the report reveals the top paying jobs or ...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
What are the NSW Law and Penalties for High-range Drink Driving?
It is reported that 30-year old Perth mother, Kirsteen Meikle had her child in the back seat of the vehicle while she was asleep behind the wheel at about 10am with a BAC reading of 0.37g- being over 7 times the legal drink driving limit. Further, the mother’s driver licence was expired, since 2015. ...continue reading
High-range Drink Driving Penalties and Law in NSW
It is reported that a 41-year-old woman is due to appear at the Tweed Heads Local Court on 2 March 2020 after being charged for high-range drink driving. The 41-year-old woman was allegedly driving a vehicle with a 3-year-old girl in the back seat of the car before crashing in north of NSW. It’s ...continue reading