Police Officers Allegedly Assaulted by Intoxicated Group
Victoria Police has now arrested six people over an incident involving alleged assaults on two police officers over the weekend, in what police have described as a ‘sickening attack’. CCTV footage of the incident appears to show the group attacking...
When is a Person Eligible for a Judge-Alone Trial in NSW?
In 1993, Douglas Johnson was just 18-years old when he stabbed 25-year old fellow soldier Peter Miller in the neck with such force that the tip of the blade protruded the base of his victim’s nose. Mr Miller was admitted...
Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 18 to 24 February 2019
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: What is Grievous Bodily Harm in Criminal Law? A man is appealing his conviction for intentionally causing grievous bodily harm after setting his girlfriend on...
Random Workplace Drug Testing: A Breach of Your Civil Liberties
Intoxication in the workplace is a significant safety issue. And for this reason, protocols are in place at certain worksites so that employees suspected of being under the influence of alcohol or other drugs can be tested. Increasingly though, random...
Frontline Festival Safety: An Interview With DanceWize NSW’s Jessie Murray
Over the last five months, safety at music festivals has been front and centre. There have been tragic deaths, increased hospitalisations, debates over pill testing, public rallies and an expert panel was convened to investigate the matter. However, all the...
A Healer, Not a Dealer: Jenny Hallam Pleads Guilty to Drug Charges
When the Turnbull government passed an amendment bill in February 2016 that legalised “the cultivation and production of cannabis and cannabis resin for medicinal and scientific purposes”, it was an admission that medicinal cannabis is a valid treatment that patients use....
Don’t Kill Live Music: An Interview With Festival Promoter Ben Tillman
This Thursday night 21 February at 6 pm, thousands of people from across the state are set to gather in Sydney’s Hyde Park for the Don’t Kill Live Music rally to protest the Berejiklian government’s assault on live music. Initially, the...
Cannabis Legalisation is Coming to Canberra
A piece of legislation that would legalise the personal possession of cannabis for recreational use is to be debated in the ACT Legislative Assembly this week. And with the support of both Labor and the Greens, it’s set to be...
Are Male Victims of Domestic Violence Overlooked?
Twenty-two year old Alex Skeel was found bruised, bloodied and close to death when discovered by police in the flat he shared with his partner Jordan Worth, the mother of his children. Ms Worth told officers her boyfriend suffered from...
Twilight of the Coalition: Morrison’s De Facto Vote of No Confidence
Things are just going from bad to worse for the Morrison government. Last week marked the first time an Australian government has lost a substantive vote since 1941. And despite the PM’s protestations that it wasn’t a de facto vote of...
