In June of this year, the NSW parliament passed legislation that changes how people with mental health impairments will be dealt with by the NSW legal system. These changes come in under a Bill called the Mental Health and Cognitive Impairment Forensic Provisions Bill 2020 (the New Bill). Here’s what that means for the people...
Last month, a light plane crashed en route to Australia because it was laden with so much cocaine that it was too heavy to take off. While that plane was bound for QLD, a Sydney man has been charged in connection with the crime – alongside members of a known crime syndicate in Melbourne. This...
Australia is not immune to issues relating to racism. And Police Officers in the States and Territories of Australia are not immune to racial profiling. Just over one year ago, Victoria Police broke a man’s arm when they arrested him, noting that he ‘looked Middle Eastern’. While the parallels between the deaths of George Floyd...
On 27 May, two men in Sydney took money from a wheelchair-bound man who had just withdrawn cash from an ATM. So, was this attack an example of stealing, robbery or was it a burglary? What is Robbery in NSW? Robbery involves using fear or force to take something from someone. To rob someone, you...
There are so many criminal law firms in Sydney it’s hard to know who you can trust. We’re a relatively new firm, so we might not have the publicity and media coverage that other law firm’s have – but we’re just as good as them and just as experienced! Here’s are 5 reasons you should...
Many people believe that nothing can be done about speeding fines and other traffic tickets, even when they’re certain that they weren’t breaking the law at the time they got the fine. This isn’t true – there are plenty of ways a traffic lawyer can help you. Our experienced traffic lawyers handle matters including but not...
Terms like assault and battery can be intimidating, but these charges are amongst the most common in Australia. What is assault and why is it sometimes called common assault? A charge of assault typically occurs when someone gets physically hurt as a result of another person’s actions or where a person has caused someone to...
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