Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 7 to 13 January 2019
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: Politician to Charge Taxpayers for Attendance at Racist Rally Independent MP Fraser Anning has been criticised for charging taxpayers to attend a far right-wing rally....
Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 31 December 2018 to 6 January 2019
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: New Laws Will Allow the Use of Military to Break Protests The federal government has introduced legislation which will allow state police to call upon...
Magistrate Under Investigation for Remarks About Sexual Assault Complainant
Magistrate Richard Pithouse is to be investigated by the Judicial Commission of Victoria after reportedly telling a complainant in a sexual assault matter that she “put herself in that position”. The investigation will come as a result of a referral...
Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 25 to 30 December 2018
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: Murderer Given Lesser Sentence for “Unexplained Killing” A young killer’s sentence was reduced when it was found that the sentencing judge placed too much emphasis...
Training Troubled Youths to Recognise Expressions Can Reduce Crime
New research suggests that training young offenders to interpret facial expressions can reduce their likelihood of engaging in violent crime. A simple computer-based training model has proven to be a promising new method to manage antisocial behaviour amongst troubled teens....
Assault Rates Drop as Young People Reduce Their Alcohol Consumption
Paul Gregoire and Ugur Nedim The holiday season is upon us once more. It’s that time of year when everything begins to wind down and people come together with their relatives and friends to celebrate. And of course, with alcohol...
Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 17 to 24 December 2018
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: Police Officer Charged With Hacking After Leaking Address of Victim An officer who put a domestic violence victim in danger by leaking her new address...
What is the Law on Offensive Language in NSW?
Earlier this month, a jury in the state of Michigan acquitted a man of violating a noise ordinance after he allegedly blasted the NWA song ‘Fuck tha Police’ when pulled over by a Sheriff’s Deputy in front of a petrol...
Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 10 to 16 December 2018
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: More Music Festival Overdoses, But Still No Pill Testing A 19-year old man is dead and three other young adults are in a critical condition...
Is Polygamy a Crime in Australia?
There are many nations where it is perfectly legal to marry more than one spouse, normally more than one wife. These countries include Afghanistan, Algeria, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cameroon, Chad, Central African Republic, Comoros, Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Gabon, The...
