DNA Evidence is Not as Reliable as Many Believe it to Be
TV-shows like CSI and Bones, have seared in the public consciousness the image of the faultless crime fighting forensic scientist and infallibility of DNA evidence. But the reality is that DNA evidence is not what many believe it to be...
‘Sextortion’ is a Crime in New South Wales
Over the past decade or so, social media has become a popular way for people to connect and get to know each other. But sadly, it has also become the preferred mechanism for nasty and unscrupulous people to ‘catfish’ others,...
What is A Voir Dire?
A lot of legal jargon is outdated, confusing, unnecessary and even counter-productive to ensuring the law is comprehensible to all people - whether represented by a lawyer or self-represented - and that access to justice is fair, regardless of whether...
How Can I Find Out if Someone is a Lawyer?
On 24 January 2023, a defended criminal law hearing was stopped in its tracks in Downing Centre Local Court after information was received to suggest the young man who was presenting himself as a practising lawyer was never in fact...
Attempted Assassination of Queen Elizabeth II: Revenge Was the Motive
The Jallianwala Bagh massacre occurred when British soldiers shot and killed approximately 400 unarmed protesters, men, women and children, injuring 1,200 in Amritsar, India in 1919. Many historians say the casualties were much higher than reported, dependent on whether the...
The Offence of Inciting a Person to Sexually Touch Another Without Consent
High-profile rugby union player Kurtley Beale is facing several charges relating to sexual offences arising from an incident that allegedly occurred in Sydney’s eastern suburbs late last year. Although details of the alleged offence are sparse, it has been reported that...
Thorpe Quits Greens to Represent Black Sovereignty Movement in Voice Debate
On Monday, the first sitting day of 2023, Senator Lidia Thorpe announced early in the afternoon that she’s determined to quit the Australian Greens, so that she can represent the grassroots Blak Sovereign Movement in federal parliament. The Gunnai Gunditjmara and...
The Offence of Involuntary Manslaughter Under New South Wales Law
Hollywood movie star Alec Baldwin has been charged with involuntary manslaughter over the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the upcoming movie Rust. Hutchins was killed when Baldwin fired a pistol during rehearsals believing the weapon to...
Australia Must Establish a National Register of Lawyers
On 24 January 2023, a young man was representing a client for a defended criminal law hearing at Sydney’s Downing Centre Court when he brought to the Presiding Magistrate’s attention that he had been advised he could not continue to...
The Criminal Offence of Human Trafficking
Right from under the noses of the British Home Office, hundreds of child refugees, seeking asylum in the United Kingdom, are being abducted and trafficked for all sorts of reasons. The British Home Office has been repeatedly cautioned by a...
