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Assault Charges and AVO Thrown Out of Court Despite Testimony of ‘Independent’ Witness
Our client is a 48 year old architect from Surry Hills, Sydney. His home adjoins that of his neighbour, the complainant. The two have been engaged in an ongoing dispute regarding various issues, including noise. Just after 3pm on a...
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Successful District Court Appeal Keeps Client Out of Prison
A 53 year old man from Canley Vale called our firm after he was convicted and sentenced to 1 year and 3 months prison in Liverpool Local Court when represented by another criminal law firm. He had pleaded ‘not guilty’...
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Client found Not Guilty of Recklessly Causing Grievous Bodily Harm
A distressed young man contacted us on Saturday afternoon advising that his current lawyer was suddenly unavailable for his defended hearing which was listed in court for the following Tuesday, three days later. He was all the more concerned because...
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Client Avoids Conviction After Assaulting Bus Driver
Our client was charged with ‘Assault Occasioning Actual Bodily Harm’ after wrestling a bus driver to the ground and then striking him to the stomach, legs and arms causing bruising and abrasions. The incident occurred way back on 8th October...
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Not Guilty of Affray and Common Assault
The Magistrate has found our 27 year old client ‘not guilty’ of Affray and Common Assault after a full-day hearing in Downing Centre Local Court. Our client is a serving officer of the Australian Defence Force and was a member of...
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Client avoids Criminal Record after Assaulting a Security Guard
The Magistrate in Downing Centre Local Court was persuaded not to record a criminal conviction against our 29 year old client who punched a security guard several times to the face causing bruising and swelling. Our client and his friend...
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Assault Charges & AVO (domestic violence related) Dropped
Police have withdrawn the charge of Reckless Wounding and AVO (domestic violence related) against our 26 year old client after our defence team prepared two detailed sets of written submissions requesting withdrawal and pushed relentlessly for the case to be...
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Not Guilty of Serious Assault Charges
The jury in Downing Centre District Court found our client ‘not guilty’ of all charges including Causing Grievous Bodily Harm with Intent after a difficult 9 day trial. The charges arose from an allegation that our client and another man...
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Client Avoids a Conviction for Assault Occasioning Actual Bodily Harm
The Magistrate in Downing Centre Local Court granted a ‘Section 10’ (no conviction) to our 24 year-old female client after she assaulted her female flatmate who had allegedly been flirtatious towards her boyfriend. The incident occurred after our client returned...
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No Conviction for Serious Assault
The Magistrate in Parramatta Local Court was persuaded to not record a criminal conviction against our 50 year old client from Mount Druitt who was initially charged with ‘Attempt to Choke’ and Assault Occasioning Actual Bodily Harm. ‘Attempt to Choke’...
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