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...
NSW Police to Pay for Wrongful Detentions
Administrative mistakes are an unfortunately common occurrence in every day life - and in most situations, they cause a small amount of grief and frustration before being quickly rectified. But following what was arguably the most serious administrative error of...
Inmates Throw Human Waste at Robert Hughes
Robert Hughes, the former Hey Dad! Star, ended up in prison after being convicted of the sexual assault and indecent assault of four young girls. Back in April 2014, he was found guilty by a jury in the Downing Centre...
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...
92 Charged with Drug Offences at Splendour in the Grass
Another year, another Splendour - and for the 30,000 music lovers who donned gumboots and braved the copious amounts of mud and rain, the event was a great success, with artists such as Tame Impala, Florence and the Machine, Mark...
NRL’s Fifita Brothers in Hot Water
Footy players are increasingly in the media for their behaviour off-the-field, and not just their contributions to schools and the community. Cronulla players Andrew and David Fifita are under investigation after a weekend game where it is alleged that they...
The Government Validates ICACs Past Decisions: But the Fight is On!
ICAC was disappointed and concerned when the High Court ruled that it did not have the power to investigate lawyer Margaret Cunneen. Ms Cunneen had been accused of perverting the course of justice for allegedly telling her son’s girlfriend to...
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,...
Extravagant MPs: What does the law say about excessive spending?
Parliamentary Speaker Bronwyn Bishop is on probation after she claimed a $5,227 helicopter ride to attend a Liberal Party fundraising dinner. While this may seem like an extravagant use of taxpayer money, Bishop denies breaking any entitlement rules. And while...
“Extreme Terror Tours” Seeks to Cash-In on Milat Murders
At the entrance to the Belanglo Forest, the ominous sign reads “Welcome to Belanglo State Forest. Please be Careful.” Back in 1994, notorious serial killer Ivan Milat was arrested over the murder of seven young backpackers, whose bodies were all...
