Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 12 to 18 May 2025

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In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles:

Doli Incapax: The Presumption that Kids Between 10 and 14 Cannot Form Criminal Intent

The prosecution must prove a child aged 10 to 14 knew they were doing something seriously wrong before they can be convicted of a crime.

NSW Government Launches Review as It Feels Not Enough Kids Are Being Locked Up

NSW Labor is intent on overturning the presumption kids aged at least 10 and under 14 knew their actions were seriously wrong before they can be convicted.

Trump’s Attack on Lawyers Signals Where Authoritarianism Can Take Us

The US President has been targeting the lawyers and law firms who dared to make him accountable for his misconduct.

“While Governments Fail to, We Will Continue to Act”: Interview With Freedom Flotilla Coalition’s James Godfrey

The Freedom Flotilla is determined to deliver live-saving aid to the sick and starving Palestinians in Gaza, despite recent bombing attacks.

Federal Labor Thinks Its Election Victory Vindicates Its Stance on Israel’s Genocide in Gaza

The PM seems to suggest that his election victory signals that Australians support our nation’s complicity in the Gaza genocide.

NSW Police Force Falls Apart During Hearing of Strip Search Class Action

The Judge was baffled the by last-minute concession that the strip search was illegal, as well as the weak defence put forth by the police force’s lawyers.

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Resisting the Suppression of Western Colonial Crimes: Interview with Activist Stephen Langford

The Judge found that sticking a piece of paper on a public statue of Governor Macquarie using craft glue is not a crime.

Australia Rejected Dutton’s Trumpism, But Albanese’s Embracing the Real Thing

While Dutton’s election loss has been seen as a rejection of Trumpism, the PM is increasing his capitulation to the US and embracing its president’s agenda.

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