The Offences of Child Grooming and Child Procuring in New South Wales
Former New York socialite, Ghislaine Maxwell, who is the daughter of publishing tycoon Robert Maxwell, and once the partner of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, is due to face court in the United States this week. Ms Maxwell is charged...
The Offence of Providing False Documents or False or Misleading Information Relating to Non-Citizens
Former Federal Labor MP Craig Thomson has been charged over an alleged fraudulent visa scheme worth millions of dollars. The charges follow a joint investigation by the Australian Federal Police (AFP), Australia Border Force (ABF), Australian Taxation Office (ATO), AUSTRAC...
Queensland Border Bureaucracy Endangers Injured Woman
A young New South Wales woman was forced to walk home across the border after being released from hospital disoriented and in pain, when she was abandoned by both Queensland health and taxi drivers. Phoebe Kirk was involved in a...
Class Action Launched Over Illegal Strip Searches
A class action lawsuit has been launched on behalf of young people who were unlawfully strip searched at the Splendour in the Grass music festival in 2018. In 2019, the New South Wales Law Enforcement Conduct Commission (LECC) began an...
Hazzard Seeks to Extend His Pandemic Powers Until 2023
The NSW Health Minister wants to extend emergency powers across the state until as late as October 2023. The proposition has angered a number of coalition MPs who believe that doing so is an unnecessary over-reach. Currently, the emergency powers...
Pfizer Faces Fresh Allegations of Falsifying COVID-19 Vaccine Data
Pharmaceutical company Pfizer has an appalling history when it comes to the efficacy of its drugs and credibility of its claims - paying billions of dollars in compensation over the years for injuries, false claims and suppressing unfavourable research. Now,...
2021 SCL Criminal Law Scholarship: Encouraging Students Who Are Passionate About Criminal Law
Applications for this year’s Sydney Criminal Lawyers Criminal Law Scholarship are open until midnight on 30 November 2021, and final as well as penultimate year law students in New South Wales and the ACT are encouraged to apply. About the...
‘Zoe’s Law’ Introduced to New South Wales Parliament
At Christmas time in 2009, Brodie Donegan was eight months pregnant with her daughter-to-be Zoe when she was struck down by a car driven by a drunk driver. While Brodie survived, Zoe tragically didn’t. The driver received a sentence of...
The Offence of Police Neglect of Duty in New South Wales
Neglect of Duty is an offence under section 201 of the Police Act 1990 (NSW) which carries a maximum penalty of 20 penalty units, or $2,200. A police officer is guilty of this offence if he or she “neglects or...
New Laws Put an End to ‘Gag Orders’ on Victims of Child Sexual Abuse
New South Wales Parliament passed laws this week which will allow courts to break unfair settlements and ‘gag orders’ placed on victims of child sexual abuse. Recommendation of the Royal Commission The issue of paltry settlements accompanied by strict non-disclosure...
