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...
Does Tailgating Amount to a Traffic Offence?
Being stuck behind an unreasonably slow driver can be frustrating, especially if you are blocked in by traffic or travelling on a one-lane road. But it’s important to know that ‘tailgating’ - the act of driving too closely to the...
Can I Be Fined for Driving Too Slowly?
Ever been stuck behind a vehicle driving well below the speed limit on a one-lane road? We’ve all been there. Of course, the best advice is not to take risks trying to overtake unsafely, and to recognise their may be...
Taxpayers Will Fund Any Criminal Defence Scott Morrison May Face
Federal Attorney General Mark Dreyfus has ensured Australian taxpayers will foot the bill for any criminal charges or civil proceedings brought against his colleague Scott Morrison over the former prime minister’s responsibility for ensuring his government’s Robodebt extortion scheme continued...
Can I Check if I’ve Been Caught by a Speed Camera in New South Wales?
One of the more common internet searches relating to speeding offences is whether you can check if you’ve been caught by a speed camera. The short answer is, you can’t. There is no way of checking online if you have...
Drug Driving Offences: Queensland Adds Cocaine to the List of Drugs Tested
Cocaine has been added to the list of drugs that will now be detected by roadside drug tests in Queensland. The addition of cocaine brings Queensland in line with New South Wales - with cocaine being part of Mobile Drug...
The Offence of Engaging in Unqualified Legal Practice in Australia
A retired Qantas pilot has been fined $4,500 and placed on a one-year good behaviour bond in the Downing Centre local court for pretending to be a lawyer. 55-year old Nathaniel Whitehall flew planes for more than 20 years and...
Ben Roberts-Smith Appeals Being Branded a War Criminal
Ben Roberts-Smith’s legal team has filed an appeal against the findings of the Federal Court which determined that he was not defamed by the The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age and The Canberra Times, who accused him of committing international war...
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...
Robodebt Commission Recommends Criminal Charges Against Those Responsible
Robodebt was a scheme engineered and implemented by senior federal politicians and bureaucrats to illegally extort money from thousands of the most vulnerable members of our society, leading many into depression and driving some to suicide. In 2019, the Federal...
