A male on a motorbike was travelling through an intersection in the northern-Sydney suburb of Macquarie Park at around 12.20 pm on 14 February, when a 20-year-old man driving a silver SUV in the opposite direction took a righthand turn... The post The Offences of Dangerous Driving and Negligent Driving in NSW appeared first on Sydney Criminal Lawyers ..read more

The pro-Palestinian rallygoers of Gadigal-Sydney convened at Hyde Park North last Saturday, marking the city’s 19th Gaza ceasefire protest march, which have all seen a procession of tens of thousands marching in unison to call for an end to the... The post “Zionism Is a Colonial Crime”: Interview with Jews Against the Occupation 48’s Laurie Izaks MacSween appeared first on Sydney Criminal Lawyers ..read more

The stories keep coming, of Australians being hounded for payments over hotel quarantine during the pandemic.  One Australian man, who had to make an emergency trip to Malaysia when his son was struck by lightning, and subsequently died, is now... The post Government Uses ‘Robodebt Tactics’ Over Hotel Quarantine Payments appeared first on Sydney Criminal Lawyers ..read more

The NSW Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) announced on Monday, that the NSW police officer who fatally swung an unmarked police car out in front of a trail bike that 16-year-old Jai Kalani Wright was riding has been charged over... The post NSW Police Officer Charged Over Jai Kalani Wright’s Death in Custody appeared first on Sydney Criminal Lawyers ..read more

A New South Wales woman pleaded guilty to criminal charges following a vehicle collision at Yanco near Leeton in the Riverina region of New South Wales on 4 April 2023, which resulted in the death of a mother and her... The post The Criminal Offence of Hindering an Investigation in NSW appeared first on Sydney Criminal Lawyers ..read more

Right now, there’s a 24/7 protest camp set up outside Anthony Albanese’s electoral office in Marrickville, which is demanding that the prime minister act in a manner that would at least be an attempt to bring an end to the... The post “We Will Remain Here as Long as It Takes”: Interview With the 24/7 Gaza Picket at the PM’s Office appeared first on Sydney Criminal Lawyers ..read more

In a decision which shows just how far sexual offence laws have changed, the highest criminal court in the state, the New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal (NSWCCA) recently found that a female teacher prosecuted over the sexual assault... The post Historical Sexual Assaults: Women Cannot Be Found Guilty of Sexually Assaulting Boys appeared first on Sydney Criminal Lawyers ..read more

In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: The Involuntary Drug and Alcohol Treatment Program in NSW Magistrates are empowered to compel those who are suffering from severe dependency issues to undertake treatment,... The post Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 12 to 18 February 2024 appeared first on Sydney Criminal Lawyers ..read more

Acts described as blackmail typically involve demanding a benefit from another person in exchange for refraining from engaging in conduct they would not otherwise wish to undertake, while acts of extortion generally involve obtaining a benefit through the use of... The post Criminal Offences of Blackmail and Extortion Across Australia appeared first on Sydney Criminal Lawyers ..read more

It has been reported that a South Australian man convicted of sexual assault has been released from prison ro home detention after agreeing to take “libido suppressing drugs”. Troy James Power, 45, was convicted of the offence in 2008 and... The post Can Sexual Offenders Be Subjected to Chemical Castration in New South Wales? appeared first on Sydney Criminal Lawyers ..read more