Which Crimes Are Most Frequently Detected in Australia?
The common populist phrase ‘if you do the crime, you should do the time’ suggests that those who commit criminal offences should be caught and prosecuted – regardless of how trivial or outdated the offence may be, or how futile...
Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 20 to 26 January 2020
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: I’ve Received a Fine in NSW, What Happens Now? How to check whether you have a fine, how to challenge it and what happens if...
Recent Events Highlight the Need for a Bill of Rights in Australia
The need for legislation that protects citizens’ basic freedoms at the national level is an ongoing concern for the politically-minded, as at present, Australia is something of an anomaly on the global stage, being the only western democracy without some...
One-Third of People in Prison Have Not Been Found Guilty
The most recent figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics show that the nation’s prison population now officially stands at 43,028 inmates; a figure that is less than it was the previous year, albeit by just one percent. However,...
While a Successful Climate Class Action is Unlikely, the Courts Have a Role to Play
Cries of indignation levelled at Scott Morrison grew, as the coal-adoring PM kicked back in Hawaii at the same time the entire eastern seaboard was going up in smoke. And calls for bringing a class action against the federal government...
The Coal Industry Controls the Coalition
As the unprecedented Australian bushfire crisis continues, many Australians are starting to question why, if the government has been made aware of the threat of changing climate, it hasn’t moved to mitigate its escalating effects that droves of scientists assert...
Should I tell my lawyer the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth?
When engaging a criminal defence lawyer, clients are sometimes unsure about how much to say at the first meeting - concerned that telling their lawyers everything all at once could make it harder to achieve the best possible outcome. Indeed,...
Cannabis Possession Will Soon Be Legal In Canberra: An Interview With Cannabis Club’s Mark Hutchison
Just quietly, from Friday week onwards, if you’re in the ACT and you want to smoke cannabis in the privacy of your own home it will be completely legal. You’ll also be able have up to 50 grams of weed...
Australia’s First Privacy Breach Class Action: An Interview With Lawyer George Newhouse
It’s said that data has replaced oil as the most profitable commodity in today’s digital era. And like all things lucrative, the potential for data to be used in deceptive or illegal ways for financial benefit is not only there,...
Bring Berejiklian’s Strip Search Regime to an End
“Summer of Glove” posters have been springing up around Sydney’s CBD. They feature an image, depicting NSW premier Gladys Berejiklian pulling on some latex gloves in preparation, it would seem, for a rather invasive strip search she’s about to conduct....
