The Law
Section 59(1) of the Crimes Act NSW provides for the offence of Assault occasioning actual bodily harm, in that:
Whosoever assaults any person, and thereby occasions
It comes as no surprise that young people due to their visibility and use of public spaces interact with police on a regular basis. More so than other age groups.
However, rese
There are 16 separate Reasonable excuses to leave your residence at present due to COVID 19 restrictions
You may leave your home to: -
ONE - Obtain food or othe
It has been premised that employers and employees have the right to negotiate their terms of contract. The concept of autonomy describes this as people should be free to choose whom they
When you are charged with a criminal offence the prosecution may attempt to use what is known as ‘Tendency Evidence’ against you. Additionally, tendency evidence can also be used in civ
Many would think that violence against another person or group is subject to criminal penalty or at the very least subject to some sort of penalty.
However, there are certain kinds o
Preethi’s Law
New changes may be coming soon to the current Crimes (Domestic and Personal Violence) Act in NSW.
It is named after Ms Preethi Reddy, a young dentist who was murde
Following on with part 1 of our post into the over-representation of Indigenous Australians in the Criminal Justice System (CJS) this post briefly delves into the Royal Commission into Aboriginal D
It is well known in the legal industry that a prosecutor in a criminal matter must disclose relevant documents to the accused person or his defence team.
However, disclosure request from an acc
There is a common perception that you can act in Self-Defence of yourself and /or others when there is danger present.
Whilst this is true you must be aware of just when and how you can claim S
