by admin | Aug 13, 2018 | News
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...
by admin | Aug 8, 2018 | News
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...
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 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...
