Police Officer Who Fatally Tasered 95-Year Old Excused From Attending Court
The New South Wales police officer who fatally tasered 95-year old grandmother, Clare Nowland, has faced Cooma Local Court, where the presiding magistrate expressed “absolute disgust” for the fact the officer, 33-year old senior constable Kristian White, was allowed to...
Government’s Payment of $3 Million to Brittany Higgins Referred to Corruption Watchdog
Just when you thought the Britany Higgins’ story had finally stopped making headlines, it is now under the spotlight again – this time because of the payout made to the complainant by the Morrison Government. The amount of the ex...
Albanese Ought to Recognise the State of Palestine, as Wong Put It Firmly on the Agenda
Labor’s 2021 National Platform states that while the party supports the two-state solution in regard to Palestine and Israel, it “calls on the next Labor government to recognise Palestine as a state and expects that this issue will be an...
Criminal Offences Related to Paying for Sexual Services in New South Wales
Although sex work has largely been decriminalised in New South Wales, criminal offences still apply to the purchase of sexual services in certain circumstances. Here is what you need to know as a client of sex workers. General Rules Regarding...
Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 26 June to 2 July 2023
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: Is Receiving Oral Sex Whilst Driving A Crime? An Australian porn performer revealed she was involved in a car crash whilst performing fellatio on her...
NSW Police Officer Found Guilty of Aggravated Sexual Assault of Teenager
A New South Wales Police Officer has been found guilty of having sexual intercourse with a child between the ages of 14 and 16 years. Former officer Troy Robert Cridland was refused bail and taken into custody after a jury...
Your Guide to New South Wales Cannabis Laws
Cannabis is Australia’s most widely consumed prohibited drug – used for recreational and medicinal purposes alike. But it is important to be aware that, despite decades of calls for the plant to be legalised, its importation, cultivation, supply and even...
New Criminal Offences Relating to Possessing or Using Knives in NSW
The NSW government has just doubled the penalties for knife crimes by introducing fresh indictable offences (which are offences that can be referred to a higher court, such as the District Court) into the Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), replacing the...
Suspicious Amendment of Criminal Law Judgement Results In Successful Appeal
A recent decision by the New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal has raised eyebrows over the finding that official court records relating to a sentencing hearing were amended well after the case had been finalised to suggest the presiding...
Citizen Tortured by Australia at Behest of US, Over Offence That Isn’t a Crime Over Here
Saffrine Duggan, wife of Australian citizen Daniel Duggan, detailed in a letter to the NSW Ombudsman in early June that her husband had been held in extreme isolation for 230 days by that point, as he continues to be remanded...
