The Slow and Painful Death of Sydney’s Kings Cross
Iconic Kings Cross venue Hugo’s Lounge last week joined an increasingly long list of nightclubs and bars which have shut their doors since the introduction of the state government’s harsh lockout laws. The venue had served the Kings Cross area...
Police Shooting Victim is Stripped of Compensation
His story might sound like something out of a nightmare, but for Justin McMaster, it’s a harsh reality. In the early hours of September 26, 2011, the then-19-year-old was sleeping with his family at home in Colyton in Sydney’s west,...
Smoking Now Banned in NSW Prisons
When Victoria rolled out its ban on smoking in prisons last month, riots broke out in the Metropolitan Remand Centre. The riots lasted for hours and a lockdown of all prisons in Victoria followed. Up to 300 inmates were allegedly...
The Real Spycatcher: Government Crimes, Secrets and Lies
Government secrets and assassination plots make for intriguing reading - especially when they are true. But what happens when the government doesn’t want the information to become available to the public? In 1987, Peter Wright, wrote a book entitled Spycatcher:...
Australia’s Treatment of Asylum Seekers: Crime Against Humanity?
Australia has its own criminal laws, both at a state and federal level, but we are also a signatory to the treaty which established the International Court of Criminal Justice (ICC) in 2002. What does the ICC do? A...
Inquiry Reveals Effect of Recent Laws on our Rights
Many are appalled by the Abbott government’s brazen erosion of our civil liberties since coming to power in 2013. In particular, the government has been accused of attacking freedom of speech through a number of pieces of legislation - most...
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...
