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Criminal Lawyer ‘Struck Off’ After Being Convicted of Drug Supply

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Ugo Parente was employed by a criminal law firm in Liverpool shortly after being admitted as a New South Wales lawyer in 2006. He represented clients in a range of criminal cases and was a vocal anti-drug campaigner. He was...

Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 4 to 10 March 2019

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In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: Woman Charged for Paying Bribes to NAB Executive The owner of a human resources company is alleged to have paid bribes to an NAB executive...

‘Medicine Man’ Escapes Prison Time for Serious Drug Charges

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Veteran medicinal cannabis producer Tony Bower escaped prison time when he was sentenced for commercial drug cultivation, along with other serious drug offences, at Port Macquarie District Court last Monday. Known locally as the Medicine Man, Mr Bower turned himself...

For the Rights of the Marginalised: An Interview With Greens Candidate Kym Chapple

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Whilst she’s been doorknocking in the lead up to the NSW state election that’s set to take place in a fortnight, NSW Greens candidate for Heffron Kym Chapple has found that concerns around drug law reform have been front and...

Integrity of Criminal Justice System in Tatters: The ‘Lawyer X’ Scandal

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At 4.15 pm last Friday afternoon, the Australian High Court and the Victorian Court of Appeal lifted suppression orders, which lead to the disclosure of the identity of Lawyer X: a police informant, who whispered her clients’ confidential details to...

Towards a Regulated Drug Market: An Interview With Robert Richter QC

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Human beings have been using psychoactive substances since prehistoric times. The use of opium, mushrooms, psychedelic cacti and alcohol has gone on for millennia. You might say that drug use has gone hand in hand with the progress of civilisation...

Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 18 to 24 February 2019

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In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: What is Grievous Bodily Harm in Criminal Law? A man is appealing his conviction for intentionally causing grievous bodily harm after setting his girlfriend on...

Random Workplace Drug Testing: A Breach of Your Civil Liberties

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Intoxication in the workplace is a significant safety issue. And for this reason, protocols are in place at certain worksites so that employees suspected of being under the influence of alcohol or other drugs can be tested. Increasingly though, random...

A Healer, Not a Dealer: Jenny Hallam Pleads Guilty to Drug Charges

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When the Turnbull government passed an amendment bill in February 2016 that legalised “the cultivation and production of cannabis and cannabis resin for medicinal and scientific purposes”, it was an admission that medicinal cannabis is a valid treatment that patients use....

Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 28 January to 3 February 2019

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In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: Saving Aboriginal Mothers From Prison: An Interview With Free the People’s Debbie Kilroy The Free the People campaign is raising money to pay off the...

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