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Labour Hire workers and Unfair Dismissals

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  • 24 September 2021
  What is a Labour Hire Worker? The definition of a labour hire worker is a person (worker) who signs a work contract with an agency firm. Examples are nursing agencies, security agenc
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ASSAULT OCCASSIONING ACTUAL BODILY HARM (AOABH)

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  • 15 September 2021
  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
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'Ignorance of the law does not excuse him'

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  • 27 August 2021
  The above quote is an ancient proverb and a principle in law.   It means that just because a person does not know the law, does not mean that he/she cannot be held accountab
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Subpoena

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  • 25 August 2021
In both criminal and civil matters, you may be needing to request or be subject to a subpoena. The scope of Subpoenas ranges from: - For a person to attend Court to give evidence in a m
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Indigenous People can NEVER BE Constitutional Aliens

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  • 24 August 2021
  Love & Thoms v Commonwealth [2020] HCA 3 Mr Thoms was born in New Zealand and as such was a New Zealand citizen. But he had resided permanently in Australia since 1994 and is a d
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SANE AUTOMATISM the defence at law

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  • 24 August 2021
  This month we highlight the often-misunderstood defence in criminal law of SANE AUTOMATISM In our criminal law jurisdiction, all criminal offences require proof that an accused perso
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Police & Young People

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  • 19 August 2021
  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
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Is this legal for an employer to mandate their employees to be vaccinated before returning to work?

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  • 13 August 2021
  In the coming months this question and others like it will be asked by both employees and employers as businesses emerge from lockdown.   The ‘no jab, no work’ i
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Why you need a good advocate at Court

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  • 26 July 2021
  Some people try to go it alone when they are facing a matter in Court. Whilst for some people this will not be problematic as they are confident and believe they can argue their case
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A gendered Criminal Justice System?

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  • 12 July 2021
  Across many professions and businesses there exist both here in Australia and across many other nations a stark imbalance of men to women in positions of power. The criminal justice
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