Melbourne Mafia Lawyer Murdered
Melbourne’s close-knit legal community is mourning the loss of one of their own today - criminal defence lawyer Joseph “Pino” Acquaro was gunned down outside his Brunswick gelato shop in the early hours of yesterday morning. 54-year-old Mr Acquaro famously...
The Importance of Seeking Legal Advice Early
Being charged with a criminal offence can be a daunting and confronting experience - so it’s natural to try and put things to the back of your mind until you feel ready to deal with them. As criminal lawyers, we...
The Multi-Million Dollar Spelling Mistake
Despite masterminding one of the biggest bank thefts in history, one group of hackers narrowly failed in its recent attempt to scam money due to a humble spelling error. The Bangladesh Central Bank was the chosen target. Hacking and using...
McLibel: Taking On a Fast Food Giant
In 1986, “London Greenpeace”, a small environmental campaign group, begun distributing a pamphlet outside McDonald’s stores around the city. ‘What’s wrong with McDonald’s: Everything they don’t want you to know’ quickly became one of the most popular political pamphlets of...
Defendant Appeals Because Lawyer Refused to Make Complainant Cry
A man has attempted to have his conviction overturned because his criminal defence lawyer did not reduce the victim to tears during cross-examination. Francis Kofi Okrah was sentenced to seven years in prison after being found guilty of sexual assault...
The Law on Refusing a Breath Test or Analysis in NSW
Many jurisdictions, including NSW, have laws which make it a crime for drivers to refuse a breath test by police. The state of Kansas in the USA had similar laws in place - until recently. Last month, the Supreme Court...
Spitting at a Baby, What’s the World Coming to?
Last week, a four-month old baby and her grandfather were enjoying a peaceful afternoon stroll down Crown Street in Surry Hills when a man, completely unknown to them, approached the pair and spat in the baby’s face. The man then...
Graduate Sues Law School
Becoming a lawyer is a long and testing road. It involves working hard through high school to achieve the marks necessary to get into law school in the first place. Those who make the cut undertake years of difficult university...
Animal Welfare League: Helping Abandoned Pets Find Loving Homes
Australians have very few rights compared to those in many other developed countries - but our furry friends have even less. While there are some laws in place to protect animals against cruelty and mistreatment, this legislation is far from...
Heavy Metal Exposure Leads to Violent Crime
What are the underlying causes of crime? It is a question that has puzzled criminologists, psychologists, sociologists and criminal justice experts for centuries. Genetic factors such as race, head shape, jaw structure, size of physical features and so on were...
