Tough Bail Laws Can Affect Anyone, Not Just ‘Criminals’
The presumption of innocence is a fundamental principle of criminal law. It posits that a person is to be presumed innocent until and unless the prosecution is able to establish his or her guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. The principle...
Five Arrested in $30 Million Investment Scam
Five people have been arrested over yet another investment scam, with police alleging the defendants defrauded more than $30 million over three years from unsuspecting Australians. The investment fraud syndicate allegedly worked on a cold calling system between 2012 and...
Disqualified Drivers: When Does An Additional Disqualification Period Commence?
By Jimmy Singh Traffic laws are complex and ever-changing, and our experience is that disqualified drivers are often misadvised about when any further disqualification period for a new offence (one committed while they were disqualified) will commence. That advice can...
Passenger in Stolen Car Cannot Sue Driver
A teenager who suffered brain injuries in an accident in a stolen car driven by one of his mates, has been told by the Supreme Court that he cannot sue the driver for damages. The teenager took his fight to...
Bringing the Gift of Education to Impoverished Children
Bangladesh is a remarkable country, but it is plagued by desperate poverty. Formerly East Pakistan, it became Bangladesh in 1971 after a war of independence. The country is located on the Indian subcontinent and has a population of more than...
A Changing Profession: Robot Lawyer Gives Advice to Asylum Seekers
The online sensation DoNotPay has been dubbed the world’s first robot lawyer, and is now giving out free legal advice to asylum seekers via Facebook. The app, which was originally developed by a Stanford University student, and which has successfully...
Beware: Online Banking Scam Targets Australia
Online scams are prolific nowadays, costing individuals, banks and the economy billions of dollars every year and causing damage to unsuspecting victims that can last for years. Hundreds of thousands of people are only just beginning to recover from the...
Luke Lazarus Acquittal Demonstrates Need for Education on ‘Consent’
Luke Lazarus was recently acquitted of ‘sexual intercourse without consent’ after a retrial over an incident which took place in 2013 near a nightclub owned by his father. On the night in question, Mr Lazarus met the complainant inside the...
Corruption and Nepotism Within the Queensland Police Force
As reported in a previous blog, two senior crime managers on the Gold Coast raised concerns in January about crime data being manipulated by members of the force in an effort to make it appear that crime and complaints are...
‘We’re Sorry’: Premier Apologises for Past Criminalisation of Homosexuals
Bu Sonia Hickey and Ugur Nedim Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has apologised to the hundreds of people charged under the state’s historic gay sex offence laws, and has proposed laws for those who were convicted to clear their records. Ms...
