Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 22 to 28 June 2020
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: The Law, Defences and Penalties For High Range Drink Driving In New South Wales A man is accused of driving his four-year old son while...
Vote 1 HEMP in the Eden-Monaro Byelection: An Interview With Candidate Michael Balderstone
HEMP Party president Michael Balderstone wants real cannabis law reform on the agenda in this nation’s federal chambers of parliament. And that’s why the veteran campaigner is running in the 4 July Eden-Monaro byelection. Right now, Australia is noticeably lagging...
Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone: An Activist-Run Police-Free Sector of Seattle
A black plastic tarpaulin sign hanging out the front of the now defunct Seattle Police Department East Precinct Building reads, “This Space Is Now Property of the Seattle People”, as the city and its local police abandoned the building on...
Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 15 to 21 June 2020
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: What is Workplace Bullying in Australia? Radio shock-jock Ray Hadley is facing court for allegedly calling a colleague a “f***ing poof” and “f***ing spastic”, and...
Defund the NSW Police Force Movement Gains Traction
The recent Stop All Black Deaths in Custody rally brought central Sydney to a standstill, as citizens from all backgrounds came together to call for an end to the systemic racism and violence in the NSW policing and criminal justice...
Drug Driving Laws Are “a Great Wrong”: An Interview With Former Magistrate David Heilpern
David Heilpern is something of a legend in the NSW Northern Rivers. The former Lismore magistrate is known throughout the region for the just decisions he handed down in relation to residents who’d been caught out by the unjust laws...
Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 8 to 14 June 2020
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: The Law, Penalties and Defences for Sexual Intercourse Without Consent The Queen’s son is refuting claims that he sexually abused teenage girls. Click here to...
NSW Drug Driving Laws Are Unfair and Do Not Deter
This state’s unfair drug driving laws were a major reason why former Lismore magistrate David Heilpern retired. Over the last half decade or so, the judicial officer had built up a reputation across the Northern Rivers region for his just...
Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 1 to 7 June 2020
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: Government to Refund $720 Million Extorted Through Robodebt Following an adverse court decision and in the face of a class action lawsuit, the federal government...
Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 18 to 24 May 2020
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: The Use of ‘Ice’ and the Criminal Justice System There are circumstances where drug addiction can be taken into account when determining the appropriate sentence....