Should Police Pursuits be Banned?
A coronial inquest has found that police breached their own emergency driving policies during the fatal police pursuit of 29-year-old Aaron Genovese in 2012. Mr Genovese was believed to have been riding a motorbike at well over the 80km speed...
Can My Breath Analysis Results Be Thrown Out of Court?
Most people who return a positive breath test will plead guilty and take steps towards securing the most lenient penalty, often seeking to avoid a criminal conviction and licence disqualification. Those steps might include getting an experienced lawyer, completing a...
Should Having Kids be a ‘Get out of Jail Free’ Card?
Should those who commit crimes be allowed to avoid prison if they have kids? Should family responsibilities even come into the equation when it comes to sentencing? One UK man certainly thought so, and argued this before the Court of...
Eviction for Public Housing Tenants who Commit Crimes
There are currently 60,000 people on the waiting list for public housing in NSW, signifying the huge demand that exists for the service. And the wait is becoming excruciatingly lengthy - with families in Grafton, Byron Bay, Port Macquarie and...
Drink Driving Detective was Unlicensed for Over 20 Years
They’re supposed to set the standard for other road users to follow - but in an incident that calls into question the effectiveness of checks within the NSW Police Force, it has been reported that a police officer who was...
Rights When Pulled Over By Police
Many motor vehicle users are unsure about their rights when pulled over by police. So we’ve answered six of the top questions when it comes to your rights during traffic stops. When can police pull me over? Police have broad...
Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Named as Finalist in LexisNexis/Janders Dean Legal Innovation Index 2015
The team at Sydney Criminal Lawyers® is delighted to announce that we have been named as finalists in the LexisNexis and Janders Dean 2015 Legal Innovation Index. The Legal Innovation Index is an annual award which recognises outstanding innovators in...
Crazy Ways to Avoid Parking Fines
We all hate parking fines, but most of us just pay the money and get the matter over and done with. But not everyone thinks that way, and some people have gone to extraordinary lengths to get out of paying....
Drug Affected Driver Sentenced to 7 Months Imprisonment
Last month, we reported on the case of a South Australian woman who successfully argued that her driving ability was not negatively affected by the presence of methamphetamine in her blood at the time of an accident in which a...
Mike Baird Hands Himself in for Driving Offences
NSW Premier Mike Baird, like a lot of us, slipped up while behind the wheel recently. Just before getting into his car, Baird was at the South Curl Curl Surf Club cafe on the Northern Beaches with his wife Kerryn,...
