Pleading Guilty in the NSW Local Court: Preparation, Practice and Procedure
Tottenham Hotspur Football Club owner Joe Lewis pleaded guilty to the white collar crime of insider trading on 24 January 2024, as the UK billionaire admitted to a United States court that he’d been informing associates about company information not...
Unfinished Business: Invasion Day 2024 in Photos
Standing at the top of Broadway beside Victoria, or Isabel Coe, Park and looking back toward Central, the Invasion Day march rolled all the way up the main western thoroughfare that leads into the city centre, and this crowd, that...
Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 22 to 28 January 2024
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: When Can Police Search Your Vehicle in New South Wales? Police in our state are not permitted to arbitrarily conduct warrantless vehicle searches. Click here...
Invasion Day 2024 Highlighted the Floundering Western Imperialist Paradigm
“Twenty twenty-four is a very peculiar year for our mob,” said Wiradjuri Badu Island yinaa Lynda-June Coe on opening the Invasion Day rally in Gadigal-Sydney on Friday. “We have just come through a referendum process, which sought to recognise our...
Calls For Greater Scrutiny Of ‘Mr Big’ Police Operations in Australia
Imagine this scenario: You’re approached by a man claiming to be part of an organised criminal gang, who offers you a notable sum of money to do some dodgy deliveries. Strapped for cash, you do a couple of jobs for...
What are the Rules for Learner Drivers in New South Wales?
Getting your driver licence is a huge milestone on the path to adulthood. It provides a sense freedom and independence, but it also comes with responsibilities. Driving also comes with risks and, sadly, statistics suggest that less experienced drivers who...
Ticket Scalping Laws in NSW: Offences of Profiting from the Resale of Event Tickets
Reports have surfaced this week that unsuspecting Taylor Swift fans have lost around $135,000 recently to concert ticket scams. Social media accounts hacked The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s (ACCC’s) Scamwatch has received at least 273 reports relating to across...
NSW Police: Killing Individuals Undergoing Mental Health Crises Since Inception
The since-deceased Andrew Pinnock told his long-time GP that he’d be dead by afternoon’s end on Wednesday 10 January, as, the man who was once charged with impersonating a lawyer, produced a Glock pistol at Nowra’s Junction Street Medical Centre...
Autonomous Sanctions Act: Punishing Foreigners for Corruption, Human Rights Abuses and Cyber-Crime
Australia has imposed sanctions against a Russian citizen over the Medibank cyber-attack in 2022, which saw the personal information of millions of Australians accessed, extortion threats made and many of the details published on the dark web after those threats...
The Stage Is Set for Federal Labor to Deliver on Rights Protections for the People
Events over recent years have brought it to the attention of an increasing number of people that those living in Australia suffer from a distinct lack of federal rights protections, and, for the most part, that continues at the state...
