Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 12 to 18 December 2022
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: NSW Considers Medical Cannabis Driving Defence: Interview With Former Magistrate David Heilpern We’re counting down the 20 most engaging articles of 2022. Here’s number 20:...
What is a Severity Appeal in New South Wales?
An elite cyclist has had his convictions overturned in the District Court of New South Wales after initially pleading guilty in the Local Court to assaulting two teenage girls following a ‘knock and run’ prank. 27-year old Dutch cyclist Mathieu...
Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 5 to 11 December 2022
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: Finally, Positive Movement on the Extralegal Political Prosecution of Assange Our PM and the media outlets that published WikiLeaks documents have called on the US...
No Sex for You! Indonesia Criminalises Sexual Intercourse Outside Marriage
The Indonesian parliament has passed a new criminal code containing measures designed to deter “immoral acts” and suppress divergent political views. The laws were supported by all political parties and signify the nation’s regression to religion-based laws - Indonesia being...
Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 28 November to 4 December 2022
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: Court Calls for Cancellation of Clive’s Coalmine The Court recommended the government refuse the application for the Galilee Mine Project as it will unjustifiably impact...
Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 21 to 27 November 2022
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: Talking Rights and Mobilisation With India’s Durbar Sex Worker Collective “[I]n society nobody is going to give you rights, you have to snatch them”. Click...
Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 14 to 20 November 2022
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: Police to Investigate Suspicious Death of Indigenous Man in Police Custody An internal police investigation has been launched into the unexplained death of a man...
Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 7 to 13 November 2022
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: The Law, Penalties and Defences for Offensive or Disorderly Conduct on an Aircraft A man has been sentenced after unzipping his trousers and urinating on...
Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 31 October to 6 November 2022
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: ‘Covid Dictator’s’ Days in Politics are Done NSW health minister Brad Hazzard is retiring from politics, and will perhaps best be remembered for his stern...
The Impact of Juror Misconduct on the Right to a Fair Trial
The rise of the internet and social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter, where it seems everyone has an opinion regardless of the credibility of the facts to which they are privy, has led to a corresponding increase in...
