The Offence of Using, Publishing or Communicating Protected Information in NSW
A New South Wales police officer pleaded guilty to intentionally publishing protected information after sending a video that he took on his mobile telephone of him and another officer brutalising a naked 48-year old mentally ill woman who was experiencing...
Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 7 to 13 July 2025
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: Centralised Virtual Bail Court Regime Commences in NSW A new regime whereby bail applications in regional areas are decided by city magistrates via video-link commenced...
Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 30 June to 6 July 2025
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: The Centralised Bail Saga in NSW Continues Former NSW Magistrate David Heilpern explains that the new regime whereby city magistrates decide regional bail matters is...
Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 23 to 29 June 2025
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: Bail Centralisation and the Virtual Bail Court: NSW Staggers into a Reform Overreach The local knowledge that country magistrates have in relation to bail decisions...
Sovereign Citizens Imprisoned for Contempt of Court After Defaming Lawyer
Two people who identify themselves as sovereign citizens have been sentenced to 30 days in prison for contempt of court after publishing defamatory material against a lawyer despite having already been ordered to pay $160,000 in damages for defaming the...
Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 16 to 22 June 2025
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: Police Blitz on NSW Public Transport Network Results in Hundreds of Criminal Charges 176 people were arrested and 326 charges laid during a four-day police...
The Offence of Aggravated Sexual Assault in Company in NSW
Two teenagers and two young adults have been charged with sexual offences after what the New South Wales Police Force has described as a lengthy and violent attack against a 17-year-old girl in Sydney’s south-west in December 2024. The Allegations...
Drug Supply Charges Brought Over Alleged Supply of Fake Cocaine
Detectives from the New South Wales Organised Crime Squad have laid criminal charges against three people accused of belonging to a South-American network that travelled to Sydney last month to off-load counterfeit cocaine to local crime groups. The charges Strike...
Police Blitz on NSW Public Transport Network Results in Hundreds of Criminal Charges
The NSW Police Force has confirmed that 176 people were arrested, 326 criminal charges laid, and 10 knives seized during the latest four-day public transport blitz under Operation Waratah 4. Launched in 2024, Operation Waratah is a high-visibility operation that...
Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 9 to 15 June 2025
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: NSW Justice Package 2025: Courtrooms for Vulnerable Complainants and More Prison Cells Courtrooms will be fitted to assist vulnerable complainants and more prison cells built...