Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 30 March to 5 April 2020
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: Am I Guilty of a Crime if I Attempted and Failed? The Crimes Act contains a ‘catch-all’ provision relating to attempts to commit criminal offences....
Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 23 to 29 March 2020
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: Should Australia ‘Shut Down’ for 30 Days? While our PM has announced crisis support for those in dire financial situations, New Zealand will be ‘shutting...
Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 16 to 22 March 2020
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: What Does the Law Say About Self-Quarantining in NSW? Failing to self-quarantine or to comply with a specific public health order is a criminal offence...
Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 9 to 15 March 2020
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: NSW Supreme Court Will Decide How Bushfire Donations Are Distributed Not a cent of the $51 million raised through Aussie Comedian Celeste Barber’s bushfire appeal...
The Offence of Peeping or Prying in New South Wales
A 30-year old man who was seen peering into a 13-year old girl’s bedroom window has been sentenced in Manly Local Court. Former real estate agent, Isaac Teu, was given a two-year intensive correction order which includes 400 hours of...
Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 2 to 8 March 2020
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: What is a Royal Commission in Australia? We often hear the term ‘Royal Commission’. But what are their purposes? How do they work? And what...
Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 24 February to 1 March 2020
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: NSW Police Officer Remains on Force Despite Being Guilty of Sexual Touching The sergeant has been suspended on full pay despite being found guilty of...
Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 17 to 23 February 2020
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: ‘Sports Rorts’ Scandal: 43% of Grants Were Ineligible The sports grants program has been labelled a ‘virtual slush fund’ for the Coalition’s re-election efforts, overlooking...
Bail Laws in New South Wales: Should They Be Softened or Hardened?
There are renewed calls for stricter bail laws and the introduction of a publicly available national register of child sex offenders after a truck driver who was on bail for sexual offences allegedly sexually assaulted a 13-year old girl. The...
Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 10 to 16 February 2020
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: Man Sent to Prison For Defrauding Desperate Farmers A man has been sent to prison for obtaining payment from farmers for hay and grain but...