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...

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...