by admin | Jul 23, 2018 | Blog
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...
by admin | Jul 17, 2018 | Blog
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...
by admin | Jun 26, 2018 | Blog
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...
by admin | Jun 18, 2018 | Blog
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...
by admin | Jun 13, 2018 | Blog
A sexual assault charge has the potential to change your life. It carries with it the potential of a criminal record, a tough imprisonment penalty of up to 14 years, and can have an irreversible impact on your personal and professional relationships. For the...
by admin | Jun 7, 2018 | Blog
If you are guilty of a traffic or criminal offence and the court does not impose a ‘Section 10’ you will be given a penalty (such as a fine) and have a conviction recorded. A criminal record can harm your future job prospects and can stop you from...
