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He’s supposed to know when you’ve been naughty or nice - but even jolly old Saint Nick can find himself on the wrong side of the law from time to time. From armed robberies to handing out drugs - and...

There is never a dull moment in the practice of criminal law - and the situations that people find themselves in never cease to amaze. Read on to find out about some of the more unusual defences used successfully in...

Police are paid to uphold and enforce the law. In fact, NSW taxpayers forked out 3.2 billion dollars to fund the state’s police force last year alone. They are equipped with lethal weaponry and entrusted with ever-expanding powers. Police in...

Each year, thousands of people are caught possessing drugs by police and sniffer dogs stationed at drug ‘hot spots’, including music festivals, licensed venues and certain train stations. In most cases, the drugs are for personal use and the quantities...

Our client is a 58-year-old lady who owns a tobacconist store in the CBD. Police had previously seized synthetic drugs from her store, and had received further reports that synthetic cannabis was still being sold. They obtained a warrant to...

According to NSW Police, the number of motorists driving with drugs in their system is on the rise, with one in six drivers tested for drugs returning positive results in June and July this year. This has led police to...

Most people who return a positive breath test will plead guilty and take steps towards securing the most lenient penalty, often seeking to avoid a criminal conviction and licence disqualification. Those steps might include getting an experienced lawyer, completing a...

We recently wrote a blog about NSW Premier Mike Baird, who was caught doing an illegal U-turn and not wearing a seat belt during a double demerits long weekend. The highway patrol officer who pulled Baird over decided to let...

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...

For centuries, juries have played an important role in criminal trials, scrutinising all the evidence that is presented by both sides before attempting to reach a unanimous verdict. But is a jury’s verdict always the end of the matter -...