Police have a significant amount of power when it comes to exercising their duties. It is important to understand the extent of power they can...
NEWS & LATEST LAW UPDATES
Open Sesame – Police Get Pins.
Parliament recently amended the Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002 to include sections 76AA to 76AQ. These sections...
Taking a Stab in the Dark Can Pay Off – Suing Police After Acquittal.
How much can you expect to be awarded by the State of New South Wales (NSW) if you were maliciously prosecuted, unlawfully imprisoned for six months...
What Does Fruit Fear? Appealing.
If you were found guilty in the Local, District or Supreme Court you may have the right to appeal. You may choose to appeal the decision if you were...
Snap! The Height of Privacy on Private Property
The Outback Wrangler, Matt Wright, went from Netflix famous to potential convicted criminal within a matter of months. The man who once compared...
Don’t Cave to a Caveat – Scrutinising Loan Terms
A favourite tactic of brokers and lenders is to hide clauses within the fine print of their mandate agreements and letters of offer granting...
The Costs of Litigation: How to Bargain Like a Brawler.
Recently, we were engaged by a client who lost a case and was ordered to pay costs to the other side. Naturally, the other side had been contacting...
Hanging by a Thread: Jury Trials Again
A Jury has been unable to reach a verdict over the alleged murder of a young mother whose body was wrapped in plastic and dumped in a creek north of...
Leaving Your Options Open? Double-Duty Gets Stamp of Approval.
It has been said that the only things you can be certain of are death and taxes and this statement has never been truer in light of recent changes...