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District Court Delays Hit Lismore
Shadow Attorney General Paul Lynch has responded to Solicitor Carl Edwards recent opinion piece in the Tweed Daily News, calling for a District Court at Tweed. In an a statement issued on July 26, 2018, Mr Lynch agreed the crisis in District Court delays was getting...
TWEED DAILY NEWS: Time to reconsider District Court for Tweed
READ ORIGINAL. There is an old adage in law which states 'justice delayed is justice denied'. So how does this saying apply to legal services in regional areas like the Tweed? The most glaringly obvious "delay” is caused by inequitable and delayed access to a district...
After a music festival offence: Should I represent myself in court?
There's an old saying in law that ‘a person who represents himself in court has a fool for a client’. Former US president and attorney Abraham Lincoln made the statement some 20 years ago but it has become so conical it is repeated many times over in legal circles...
Carl Edwards Solicitors’ guide to bail in NSW Local Courts
What is Bail? If police have taken you into custody and charged you with an offence they can release you with a Court Field Notice advising you of your upcoming court date or they can also add to your Court Field Notice, a direction for your release on ‘bail’. Bail...
No jail time for aggravated indecent sexual assault
Our client was charged with aggravated indecent sexual assault of a minor victim. He had an extensive criminal history, and his pre-sentence report identified him as being of at ‘high risk’ of re-offending. Police also obtained ‘a confession’ from our client which was...
Not a drug dealer? ‘Deemed drug supply’ defences
If you have been caught with certain amounts of drugs the prosecution is likely to automatically argue that you intended to sell the drugs, and thus guilty of 'deemed supply', or the possession of a ‘traffickable amount of drugs’, under Section 29 of the Drug Misuse...
Sexual Assault: serious implications and complex defences
A sexual assault charge has the potential to change your life. It carries with it a criminal record, a tough imprisonment penalty of up to 14 years, and can have an irreversible impact on your personal and professional relationships. It is vital you choose an experienced lawyer to protect your freedoms and future.
Why a ‘Section 10’ is critical for traffic or criminal offences
A conviction after a traffic or criminal offence will affect your career prospects, overseas travel plans, and ability to keep your job. The courts are not lenient, which is why it is critical your lawyer helps you to fight for a ‘Section 10’ judgement.
YOUR RIGHTS: Strip searches and sniffer dogs at Splendour in the Grass
OVER 35,000 people per day are expected to North Byron Parklands for the 2018 Splendour in the Grass music festival in July. Tweed-Byron Police will team with Sydney counterparts for mass drug-detection operations at the three day sold out event. Partygoers can expect...
GOLD COAST BULLETIN: Gary Clifford Blackman found not guilty of killing after four years in custody
NORTHERN Rivers solicitor, Carl Edwards, has called on police to launch further investigations: “A woman has been stomped to death in a shed and as it stands the killer remains free … that is a matter of grave concern to the entire community.”
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