Criminal Law

How Long Does a Criminal Record Last in NSW? Can My Criminal Record Be Cleared? Understanding Your Rights & Options

Explore NSW criminal records: spent convictions, offence impacts & clearing options. Understand disclosure rules & legal rights for your criminal history.

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Criminal Law

Complete Guide to Break and Enter Offences in NSW: Understanding the Law, Penalties, and Your Options

This guide explains break & enter offences in NSW, covering penalties, defences & legal options, with insights on how criminal lawyers can assist defendants.

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Criminal Law

Complete Guide to Larceny Offence in NSW: Understanding the Offence of Stealing

Guide to larceny offences in NSW: penalties, defences & legal advice. Learn about theft charges, maximum penalties & Local Court processes.

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Criminal Law

How to Write an Apology Letter for Court: Your Complete Guide to Court Apology Letters

Learn how to draft an effective apology letter for court proceedings with our practical guide. Find tips, templates & samples to help you plead guilty.

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Criminal Law

A Complete Guide to Every Single Type of Defence to Criminal Charges in NSW

Have you been charged with a criminal offence in NSW? Find out which type of defence you can use including what you need to prove & real-life examples.

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Criminal Law

Malicious Damage to Property in NSW: Everything You Need to Know After Being Charged with Malicious Damage of Property

Learn about the criminal offence of malicious damage to property in NSW, penalties, and how our defence lawyers can assist you.

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Criminal Law

Why do some people dislike Criminal Defence? Here a Criminal Defence Lawyer explains…

Why people hate defence lawyers Why do some people look down on Criminal Defence Lawyers? A question with so many possible answers. However, the most common of all can be for defending potential criminals or their high fees….they are sometimes believed to be money sucking pests, who thrive on their client’s bank balance…… Interview with an Criminal Defence Lawyer…. Is it the legal profession they resent, or the legal system? I am not sure. We fight zealously for our client’s rights – it is our job to fight...

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Criminal Law

Minimum Licence returned after mishandling by prominent Sydney criminal law firm

Our client was charged with a number of drink driving offences 2 years ago. He was sentenced to a 3 year disqualification and hefty fines for 2 of the charges. He instructed a large national criminal law firm to appeal his matter, but through their oversight only 1 of the charges was appealed and reduced to 1 year’s disqualification, with the result that when our client went to the motor registry to get his licence back, he was still serving a 3 year disqualification and the time to appeal had lapsed. We wrote a...

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Criminal Law

Threats over infidelity lead to serious criminal charges

After finding out that his girlfriend was having an affair, our client sent a series of abusive texts to the other man, leading to criminal charges. Initially the court deemed the messages threatening enough to warrant a prison term. We subsequently appealed to the District Court, where the sentence was promptly overturned.

Posted on 
November 14, 2012
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