False Confessions
Updated on: 24.11.17
False Confessions We see it in the movies all the time. A suspect is taken into custody and after many hours of questioning the police announce they have a confession. Are all these confessions accurate…
Bail Granted for Alleged Serious Assault of Teenage Girls
After an online video of a fight in Pyrmont went viral, our client was charged with the assaults of a number of young girls on Mardi Gras night. Our client’s co-accused had applied for bail…
Sentence of 2 years 3 months Non-Parole for shooting Step-mother in face 3 times with Nail Gun – Originally charged with Attempted Murder
Our Principal Mr. Ly appeared at Parramatta District Court in June 2020, before His Honour Judge Sutherland. Originally charged with Attempted Murder we successfully had the Charge withdrawn. Our client pleaded guilty to Maliciously Inflicting…
2019 Crime Statistics in Australia
Crimes are committed every day. And in the review of Sydney, the rate of crime has dramatically declined over the past 15 years. Though the overall crime rate has decreased, not every category of crime…
Channel 7 News – Complex Murder Charge Case Reduced to Manslaughter
On 16 November 2018, our Director and Principal Mr. Adam Ly appeared at the Supreme Court of NSW in Sydney, representing our client was had pleaded guilty to Manslaughter. Our client was originally charge with…
Sam appears in Court for Cold Case Murder Allegation
Our Senior Associate Sam appeared at Parramatta Bails Court on 6 October 2019. Our client is charged with murder, allegedly killing his wife and disposing of her body more than 40 years ago. We…
Special appearance by LY Lawyers on ABC National Radio – The Law Report
Our Director and Principal Adam Ly appeared on ABC National Radio as a guest on their “Law Report” Podcast on 5 June 2018 (from 21.30 mins onwards). Listen to the podcast: It was a great…
LY Lawyers discussing Criminal Conviction on 2UE
On 7 January 2017, our Principal, Adam Ly, appeared on 2UE, hosted by Clinton Maynard and Phil Baker. The topic of discussion involved the consequences of a criminal conviction. Adam and the crew discussed the…
Adam of LY Lawyers Appears on SBS Show “Insight”- Medicinal Marijuana
Last night, SBS television invited LY Lawyers to attend a recording on an episode of “Insight”, a popular forum and debate program that is televised weekly, on Tuesday nights. Adam from our office attended as…
Methamphetamine and Murder
Updated on: 25.05.21
Methamphetamine and murder A person bludgeoned with a hammer, a teenager who slashed his victim’s throat with a knife and a mother killing her newborn baby. These are just a few of the gruesome acts…
Is the NSW Government’s enforcement of payment of tolls unconstitutional?
Updated on: 09.09.20
Our Principal, Adam Ly, appeared on Channel 7 News to provide his opinion on whether the requirement that road tolls be paid was unconstitutional. Bob Jervis of Queenland argues that the imposition of toll charges…
Wealthy Eastern Suburb’s cocaine users to be targeted by police for Mobile Drug Testing
Updated on: 09.09.20
Wealthy Eastern Suburb’s cocaine users to be targeted by police for Mobile Drug Testing Since the NSW Government cracked down on drug driving by tripling the amount of mobile drug tests (MDTs) conducted to a…
Profiting off our Prisoners
Updated on: 31.08.20
Profiting Off of Our Prisoners According to a report by Sentencing Project titled International Growth Trends in Prison Privatization, Australia has the highest number of inmates in privately operated prisons than anywhere else in the…
Is justice only just for the rich?
Updated on: 24.11.17
Is justice only just for the rich? Despite 20 years of reported economic growth in Australia, many people live in poverty. Reported estimates range from 11.8% to 20% of Australians living in poverty with an…
Should we drug test social welfare recipients?
Updated on: 09.09.20
Should we drug test social welfare recipients? 2000 random welfare recipients in the Canterbury-Bankstown Area will be tested for Ice, Ecstacy and Cannabis, as early as next year. In Australia’s continuous war on drugs, a…
The Sex Abuse Scandal of the Catholic Church – Are clergy above the law?
Updated on: 15.06.24
The Sex Abuse Scandal of the Catholic Church – Are clergy above the law? Earlier this year, a high level Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse found that 7% of Australian priests belonging…
Prescription Drug Abuse on the Rise
Updated on: 31.08.20
Prescription Drug Abuse on the Rise Prescription drugs are killing more people than illegal narcotics like heroin and it is just getting worse. According to statistics from the Alcohol and Drug Foundation (ADF), accidental deaths…
Australia Cracking Down on Pedophiles Who Travel Abroad
Updated on: 15.06.24
Australia Cracking Down on Pedophiles Who Travel Abroad There are 3,200 registered pedophiles in Australia. In an announcement in May, Foreign Minister Julie Bishop reported that of the 800 registered child sex offenders who travelled…
