Double-Demerit Points Apply Over King’s Birthday Long Weekend
With the New South Wales road toll rising to 158 in 2024, 26 more than for the same period last year, drivers are being urged to drive carefully this King’s Birthday long weekend and refrain from committing traffic offences, and...
Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 27 May to 2 June 2024
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: Whistleblower’s Lengthy Sentence Will Deter Others from Exposing Crime and Corruption The harsh sentence imposed on the ADF lawyer who exposed war crimes will deter...
Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 20 to 26 May 2024
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: Bail Applications in NSW: Showing Cause and the Unacceptable Risk Test Some offences carry a right to bail, while others require the assessment of risk,...
Police Powers in NSW: A Summary of Criminal Offences in the LEPRA
By Vikas Puthiyedath The Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002, commonly known as ‘the LEPRA’, sets out many of the powers and responsibilities that apply to police in New South Wales. Scope of the LEPRA These rules relate to...
Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 13 to 19 May 2024
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: Systemic Criminal Justice Bias Sees Only Muslim Crime Designated as Terrorism Police are quick to charge Muslim teens with terrorism, but not a pro-Israeli man...
Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 6 to 12 May 2024
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: NSW Court Shows Leniency to White Australian Who Repeatedly Advocated Terrorism Offences The leniency shown to a Caucasian man who called for the execution of...
New Anti-Money Laundering Laws Could Mean Prison for Professionals
New laws are being enacted by the federal parliament that will extend the obligation to report transactions suggestive of money laundering beyond financial institutions to a range of professionals including lawyers, accountants and real estate agents, meaning professionals could face...
Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 29 April to 5 May 2024
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: The NSW Police Powers Unlocked by the Commissioner’s Terrorism Designation The labelling of a mentally ill 16-year old as a terrorist has enabled police to...
Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 22 to 28 April 2024
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: The Gadigal-Sydney Pro-Palestinian Mass Protest: Six-Months of Nonviolent Social Cohesion “We the people will not stand for genocide. We the people stand with our brothers...
Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 15 to 21 April 2024
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: Albanese Is Turning Australia into a Nuclear Waste Dump: Interview with Senator Shoebridge A proposed law could lead to the US and UK using our...
