Our Recent NSW Criminal Court Results – Non Conviction Orders
A criminal conviction can have a serious impact on your future, but with the right legal help it can be possible to avoid a conviction, even for relatively serious cases. A Section 10 order (now section 10 dismissal or conditional release...
Sniffer Dogs: Providing a Factual Basis for Suspicion
In order for police to legally search a person, premises or vehicle for drugs, they need to have a ‘reasonable suspicion’ that an illegal substance has been concealed. If police don’t have a factual basis for suspicion and they search...
Defences to Possess a Prohibited Drug in your Vehicle
Drug possession can be a serious charge, depending on the amount and type of drug found in your vehicle, and being charged with a drug offence can be intimidating and scary. If you have been charged with the offence of...
What are the Penalties for Drug Possession?
The law surrounding drug possession can be complicated, particularly in instances where the drugs are found in shared premises for example. You can be charged with drug possession even if the quantity of illegal substance found in your possession is...
Are There Any Ways to Avoid Penalties for Drug Possession?
This article is additional to our earlier blog about getting ‘section 10 dismissals or conditional release orders‘ for drug possession (guilty but no criminal conviction). There are certain circumstances that might allow your criminal lawyer to successfully defend your drug...
Are You in Trouble for Drug Possession? Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Can Help
Have you been recently charged with drug possession? If so, seeking legal representation from an experienced drug defence lawyer may assist you to get the best result. Expert legal representation can help you understand the charges, and the penalties you...
How to Avoid a Criminal Conviction for Drug Possession or Supply
Our video and Blog post below talks about How to Avoid a Criminal Conviction for Drug Possession or Supply. I am often asked how Sydney Criminal Lawyers® helps clients avoid criminal convictions for relatively serious drug offences such as supplying a dozen...
Is Drug Purity Relevant?
The seriousness of a drug charge will largely depend on the weight of the drug. But what constitutes the weight of the drug? Is it the total impure weight of the substance containing the drug? Or only the pure weight...
