Police Investigate Outspoken Doctor
A former detention centre psychiatrist who spoke out about the death of a detainee on Manu Island was put under criminal investigation by the Australian Federal Police (AFP) for being critical of the medical care given to the man, who...
Pro Bono Lawyers Australia: Helping Bridge the Justice Gap
Sydney Criminal Lawyers® is building a website where those who fall into the ‘justice gap’ can link up with Australian solicitors and barristers who are prepared to provide their services free of charge, or at a significantly reduced rate. What is...
Man Faces Court for Cutting Hair
After several weeks of investigation and extensive examination of CCTV footage, Police have charged a 19-year old man with assault, after he allegedly used scissors to cut off a fellow passenger’s hair on public transport last month. The bizarre incident,...
Bowraville Murder Case Re-Opened
The unsolved mystery of three children who went missing over a five-month period in 1990 and 1991 from the same street in Bowraville, Northern NSW, has divided a town, gripping a nation for more than two decades. But now, the...
Public Given Access to Police Brutality Hearing
The Independent Broad-based Anti-Corruption Commission is investigating allegations that a woman was brutalised at the hands of two police officers at Ballarat Police Station. The proceedings are being streamed live into a well-known Ballarat restaurant this week, to enable the...
Judge’s Associate Allegedly Dupes Judge into Providing Reference
Media sources have reported that ‘Sydney lawyer’ James Cowled, 31, is under investigation after allegedly procuring a character reference from recently retired Federal Court Judge Michael Lloyd-James under false pretences, and using it during his sentencing proceedings to avoid a...
New Bill Proposes to Legalise Abortion in NSW
The NSW parliament will soon consider changes to abortion laws which would remove it as an offence under the Crimes Act. Abortion is currently a ‘serious indictable offence’ in NSW, meaning it can be tried in the higher courts. However,...
Lotto Win Sparks Supreme Court War
They say money can’t buy you happiness. That certainly appears to be the case for two Sydney factory workers embroiled in a courtroom battle over a multi-million dollar Lotto win. $40 million is at the heart of a dispute, which...
Lawyers at Schools: Promoting Access to Justice
A school in Victoria is pioneering a trial that’s giving students and families better access to legal services. Vincent Shin is Australia’s first school lawyer, working from the Grange P-12 College in Victoria. He looks just like any other twenty-something,...
Police Officers Misuse Private Information for Personal Gain
Queensland’s Crime and Corruption Commission (CCC) continues to investigate the unauthorised use of sensitive government databases by the State’s Police Service. Since 1st July 2015, the CCC has completed 15 investigations into unauthorised access to confidential information, resulting in 81...
