Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 22 to 28 August 2022
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: NSW Police Claim Ignorance of the Law, As They Continue to Illegally Strip-Search Kids Officers who illegally strip-searched children claimed to be unaware of the...
Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 15 to 21 August 2022
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: The Offence of Displaying a Nazi Symbol by a Public Act Without Reasonable Excuse The NSW government has criminalised the public display of Nazi symbols,...
Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 8 to 14 August 2022
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: Defendant’s Perception Is Crucial When Assessing Manslaughter Based on Excessive Self-Defence The appeal court reduced the defendant’s sentence because the initial judge failed to sufficiently...
Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 1 to 7 August 2022
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: Australian Territories Could Be Given the Right to Introduce Euthanasia Laws The Federal Government may finally allow the NT and ACT to decide whether to...
Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 25 to 31 July 2022
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: Class Action Commenced Against Police Over Illegal Strip Searches A class action has been launched against the NSW Police Force over the illegal strip searching...
Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 18 to 24 July 2022
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: What is an Extended Supervision Order in New South Wales? The Supreme Court ruled that a man who sexually assaulted a four-year old girl can...
Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 11 to 17 July 2022
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: Government Scraps Paid Pandemic Leave Despite Covid cases peaking across the country, the federal government has done away with paid leave for those who self-isolate....
Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 4 to 10 July 2022
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: Minimising the Risk of Unfair Prejudice in Jury Trials Courts have a range of ways to reduce the risk of unfair prejudice arising from misleading...
Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 27 June to 3 July 2022
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: What is a Community Correction Order in New South Wales? An Australian bikini model has been handed a community correction order after being convicted for...
Court Won’t Charge Presenters With Contempt, But Will Instead Ask Them For Undertakings
By now, most of the nation knows the story: Channel 10 presenter Lisa Wilkinson spoke glowingly of Parliament House sexual assault complainant Brittany Higgins during her Logies acceptance speech on 19 June 2022, causing the trial of defendant Bruce Lehrmann...