Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 27 October to 2 November 2025
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: An Outline of the Proposed Human Rights Act for New South Wales The proposed law seeks to entrench rights such as free association, peaceful assembly...
Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 20 to 26 October 2025
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: Practical Legal Training in New South Wales Is “No Longer Fit for Purpose” A review has found that the practical legal training requirement for admission...
Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 13 to 19 October 2025
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: Court Ruling Rejecting the Right of Pro-Palestine Organisers to March on the Opera House The appeals court found that the protest marking two years of...
NSW Government Increases Standard Non-Parole Period for Domestic Violence Murders
The New South Wales government has introduced the Crimes Legislation Amendment (Domestic and Sexual Offences) Bill 2025 into parliament which would, if passed, increase the standard non-parole period (SNPP) for offences of murder committed against current or former intimate partners...
Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 6 to 12 October 2025
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: Sentence Reduced as Judge Failed to Inform the Defence He Rejected a Psychological Assessment The defendant’s sentence was reduced on appeal as the initial judge...
Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 29 September 5 October 2025
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: Sexual Assault Appeal Succeeds After Juror Misconduct and Exposure to Inadmissible Material A juror improperly made external inquiries and the jury was inadvertently given a...
Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 22 to 28 September 2025
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: Youth Crime: Prevention and Diversion Produce Better Outcomes than Punitive Measures The recent arrest of seven youths over the stabbing deaths of two boys has...
Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 15 to 21 September 2025
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: Sentence Reduced as Judge Failed to Find that Immediate Admissions Count as Assistance to Police The appeal court found the sentencing judge was in error...
Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 8 to 14 September 2025
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: The Ease With Which Criminals Acquire Firearms Renews Calls for Additional Safeguards A recent finding that regulatory gaps have enabled criminal groups to obtain legally...
Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 1 to 7 September 2025
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: Appeal Against Commercial Drug Importation Succeeds as Judge Misdirected the Jury The appeal court found that the trial judge had misdirected the jury by failing...