A quick guide to NSW bail laws
Have you or a loved-one been asked to attend a police station or charged with a crime? If so, an application for bail may have to be made on your behalf. Not everybody understands exactly what bail is, and whether...
Choosing the Right Criminal Lawyers in Sydney for your Legal Aid Case
Most people know that the Legal Aid Commission provides free legal advice and representation to low income earners and people in prison. Many people also know that the quality of legal representation by legal aid lawyers can be affected by:...
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...
Best Criminal Lawyers?
This video and article sets out 3 reasons to choose Sydney Criminal Lawyers® over other criminal law firms. 1. Senior Lawyer Guarantee Unlike many other criminal law firms, at Sydney Criminal Lawyers® you are guaranteed to be represented by a...
Reversing a Guilty Plea
I am often contacted by both unrepresented and represented defendants who have pleaded ‘guilty’ in the Local Court but, for good reasons, wish to change their pleas to ‘not guilty’ before their matters are finalised. This article summarises the law...
Will a Criminal Record Affect My Visa?
Holders of ‘temporary visas’ such as ‘student visas’, ‘work visas’ and ‘sponsored visas’ often ask: Will a criminal conviction (or ‘criminal record’) make me lose my visa? or Will a criminal conviction (or ‘criminal record’) stop me from getting permanent...