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Paedophilia- A Mental Illness that Can be Treated?

Created on: 12.05.16 | Updated on: 15.06.24

Should more be done to counsel paedophiles who seek treatment for their “addictions?” In 2011 one of New South Wales’s worst paedophiles, Andrew Dean McIntosh, was sentenced to 32 years for 20 charges of sexual…

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Private Prosecutions- How Can I Charge Someone With a Crime?

Created on: 09.05.16 | Updated on: 24.11.17

Private Prosecutions- How Can I Charge Someone With a Crime? What happens if someone has perpetrated an offence against you but the police or the public prosecutor is not willing to prosecute the offender? Or…

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Digital Driver’s Licences to be Implemented This Year

Created on: 02.05.16 | Updated on: 09.09.20

Digital Driver’s Licences to be Implemented This Year More and more, smartphones have become an integral part our lives. No longer are they just a way to stay in touch with friends and family, smartphones…

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NSW Police Officers Allegedly Abusing Facebook

Created on: 19.04.16 | Updated on: 16.06.24

NSW Police Officers Abusing Facebook  Police Post Fake and Misleading Statements on “Sniff Off” Page In 2001 a Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act for Drug Detection Dogs, also known as “The Drug Dog Act,”…

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Criminal Justice Visas- The Right to be Free to Face Criminal Charges

Created on: 14.04.16 | Updated on: 24.11.17

Criminal justice visas – what you need to know What if you or someone you know who is here on a study or work visa gets charged with a crime? Will they automatically be deported…

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The Defence of Necessity – When Can It Be Used?

Created on: 02.04.16 | Updated on: 09.09.20

The Defence of Necessity – when can it be used? Ask any law student about the most memorable English law case read in criminal law class. Chances are that many would name “Queen v. Dudley…

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Male Victims of Domestic Violence…Are They Ignored?

Created on: 27.03.16 | Updated on: 05.06.24

Male Victims of Domestic Violence…Are They Ignored? As Criminal Lawyers, we see a tiny number of female perpetrators of domestic violence being prosecuted compared to male offenders. It seems, at least still, that a large…

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Is There a Relationship Between Methamphetamine Use and the Rise in Domestic Violence?

Created on: 20.03.16 | Updated on: 05.06.24

Is There a Relationship Between Methamphetamine Use and the Rise in Domestic Violence It seems we hear daily in the media about the growing threats that domestic violence, and the widespread use of methamphetamine have…

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Are Our Drink Driving Penalties Tough Enough?

Created on: 09.03.16 | Updated on: 15.06.24

Are Our Drink Driving Penalties Tough Enough? A 42 year old Gold Coast mother was recently charged with drink driving and her licence suspended when she was found to have, what many consider to be…

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Can I travel overseas with a criminal record?

Created on: 23.02.16 | Updated on: 24.06.24

Can I travel overseas with a criminal record? Travel is great. You can see the world, widen your horizons, meet new and interesting people. If you have the opportunity to travel then you absolutely should….

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