Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 27 May to 2 June 2019
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: Torres Strait Takes Australia to UN Over Climate Inaction: An Interview With 350’s Glen Klatovsky Torres Strait Islander communities affected by rising sea levels have...
Drug Driving Charges and the Defence of Honest and Reasonable Mistake
A recent decision by the NSW Court of Criminal Appeal has ruled that drug driving is an absolute liability offence, which means the defence of being honestly and reasonably mistaken about drugs being in the system does not apply to...
Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 20 to 26 May 2019
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: Employee Can be Suspended Pending Outcome of Serious Criminal Charges Rugby league player Jake de Belin has lost his bid for reinstatement pending the outcome...
Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 13 to 19 May 2019
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: A PM’s Faith Shouldn’t Be Steering a Secular Nation Scott Morrison’s religious views have shaped a number of his discriminatory, divisive and dangerous policies. Click...
Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 6 to 12 May 2019
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: Low Range Drink Drivers to Face On-The-Spot Fines & Suspensions From 20 May 2019, NSW police will be empowered to issue on-the-spot fines of $561...
Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 29 April to 5 May 2019
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: The Law on Making a False Declaration Former One Nation Senator Rod Culleton has been referred to police over allegations he made a false declaration...
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...
