Criminal Offence Lawyers in Bankstown
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Rideshare Drivers – Unfairly Demonised by the Mainstream Media
It seems like every week there are mainstream media reports of rideshare drivers preying on their unsuspecting victims. One tabloid even claims the biggest rideshare company of them all, Uber, is hit with two sexual assault or misconduct claims every...
UK Proposes Legal Defence for Domestic Violence Victims Who Harm or Kill Their Partners
The United Kingdom is considering sentencing reforms which would provide a legal defence to victims of domestic violence who harm or kill their perpetrators after being subjected to sustained abuse. UK review The proposal comes in the wake of an...
What is the Definition of ‘Driving’ Under New South Wales Traffic Law?
The bulk of traffic offences in New South Wales use or infer the term ‘driving’, ‘drive’ or ‘drives’ into conduct regulated under traffic legislation, such as the Road Transport Act 2013 (NSW) (‘the Act’). But while the meaning of these...
The Law, Defences and Penalties for Robbery While Armed with a Dangerous Weapon in NSW
A man has been charged with a string of offences over a spate of alleged armed robberies in Northern New South Wales. According to police, one of the incidents over which 41-year old John Cole was charged involved him breaking...
UK Court Rules Suicide of Domestic Violence Victim an ‘Unlawful Killing’
A Coroner’s Court in the United Kingdom has determined that a woman who took her own life after domestic abuse, was ‘unlawfully killed.’ A previous inquest ruled the cause of Kellie Sutton’s death was suicide, after she was found unconscious...
Canadian Court Rules That a ‘Thumbs Up’ Emoji Can Validate a Contract
It’s hard not to love the emoji - it’s a cute, quick and easy way to communicate. And tech providers are coming up with new ideas all the time to keep us amused as we stay in touch with each...
In What Circumstances Can a Judge Direct a Jury to Acquit the Defendant?
A judge who was presiding over the jury trial of a Victorian police officer this week has taken the decision regarding guilt or innocence away from the jurors, directing them to return an acquittal on all assault charges and thereby...
Gladys Berejiklian ‘Engaged in Serious Corrupt Conduct’, But Won’t Be Criminally Prosecuted
The New South Wales Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) has handed down damning findings against former Premier Gladys Berejiklian, and her secret lover Daryl Maguire, yet it will not be recommending that the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions...
Senator Asks International Criminal Court to Investigate Australian Commanders Over War Crimes
The deputy leader of the Palmer United Party, Jacqui Lambie, announced in the Senate yesterday that she has asked the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate Australian Defence Force Commander over war crimes committed in Afghanistan. Her statement has been...
