Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 22 to 28 April 2019
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: Sydney Court Hears Sexual Slavery Allegations The court heard that a sex worker was directed to “put up with” being spat on and hit by...
Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 15 to 21 April 2019
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: Suspected Misconduct by Juror Triggers Investigation The Court of Appeal ordered an investigation into allegations that a juror in a sexual assault trial published a...
Wrongly Convicted Man Dies in Hit and Run
By Sonia Hickey and Ugur Nedim The victim of one of Australia’s most high-profile miscarriages of justice has been killed in a hit and run incident in Los Angeles. Andrew Mallard was wrongly convicted of the murder of Perth jeweller...
Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 8 to 14 April 2019
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: Should University Cheats Face Prison Time? The education minister has proposed criminalising students who submit essays and assignments written by others, and the businesses that...
Can Farting in the Workplace Amount to Bullying?
Sonia Hickey and Ugur Nedim An employee who claims he was bullied by a flatulating fellow worker has vowed to take his former employer to the High Court of Australia. The story so far Melbourne engineer, David Hingst, claimed $1.8...
Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 1 to 7 April 2019
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: Isolating Extremists Increases the Danger A study of prison culture suggests that isolating extremists tends to strengthen their resolve to commit crimes, whereas dispersing them...
Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 25 to 31 March 2019
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: Judges and Lawyers Must Assist Those Who Represent Themselves Legal professionals are required to promote the interests of justice by assisting those who self-represent. Click...
The Law on Filming a Private Act in New South Wales
A 36-year old tourist from Hong Kong is facing Waverley Local Court today over allegations he hid a camera inside a deodorant stick to film his roommate engaging in a private act at a Bondi hostel. Police allege the roommate...
Judges and Lawyers Must Assist Those Who Represent Themselves
Every year, tens of thousands of people represent themselves in courts across Australia. They may do this because they cannot afford a private lawyer, are not eligible for public legal assistance such as legal aid, or simply wish to present...
Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 18 to 24 March 2019
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: Right-Wing Extremists: The Real Terrorism Threat The slaughter of 50 innocent people in Christchurch has led to renewed calls for a focus on right-wing terrorists,...
