UNDERSTANDING AN APPREHENDED VIOLENCE ORDER (‘AVO’) IN NEW SOUTH WALES David Philippe @ Sydney Criminal Defence Lawyers APPREHENDED VIOLENCE ORDER An apprehended violence order (also known as an ‘AVO’) is a Court order that protects victims of domestic or personal...
Qantas CEO Alan Joyce, one of the most prominent supporters of the Turnbull government’s proposed big business tax cut, presides over a company that hasn’t paid corporate tax for close to 10 years. Here is a list of companies avoiding tax in Australia – Name Tax paid...
By Marina Salib @ Sydney Criminal Defence Lawyers Cyber bullying is a contemporary manifestation of traditional bullying which is carried out online or through the use mobile devices. This may include, using sms, email or social networking sites to harass or abuse...
The Catholic Church in Australia is worth tens of billions of dollars, making it one of the country’s biggest non-government property owners, and massively wealthier than it has claimed in evidence to major inquiries into child sexual abuse. A six-month investigation...
Authorities claim to have seized the equivalent of 500,000 hits of the “party drug” GBL, known on the streets as liquid ecstasy or “coma in a bottle”, in the second largest seizure of the substance in the country’s history. Suspicious Australian Border Force...
Accidentally harming another human being is one of the mostdistressing experiences most of us can even imagine, and coping poses many challenges. Those of us who have caused accidental death or injury (CADIs) experience a wide range of emotional and cognitive...
What is a section 32 Order? – Analysis of the Mental Health (Forensic Provisions) Act 1990 (NSW) By Yavin Kumar @ Sydney Criminal Defence Lawyers Section 32 of the Mental Health (Forensic Provisions) Act 1990 (NSW) is an efficient tool available to Magistrates in New...
What is Fraud? Fraud is broadly defined as an act on behalf of a person that is deceptive or deceitful in some way in that it causes them to receive a benefit that they are not entitled to. In this way some other person or organisation to suffer some disadvantage....
By Yavin Kumar @ Sydney Criminal Defence Lawyers Gambling is a popular form of entertainment among Australians, and with over 80% of Australian adults engaging in some form of gambling every year, our country now has the highest rate of gambling in the world. Gambling...
A high-ranking Finks bikie arrested on gun and drug charges at a North Wollongong industrial unit on Thursday morning will remain behind bars until March after a magistrate decided he was too aggressive to make a bail application. Legal Aid lawyer David Ryan told...
New South Wales – Apprehended Violence Orders Can I protect myself from violence or harassment? If you fear violence or harassment from your husband or partner, you can take steps to protect yourself by applying for a protection order from a local court or a Federal...
By Yavin Kumar @ Sydney Criminal Defence Lawyers If a person has reasonable grounds to believe that they are suspected of being a party to an offence, he or she is entitled to remain silent if questioned to give information to law enforcement authorities regarding the...
