Favourable Outcome in a Mid-Range PCA and Drug Driving Matter In a recent legal matter, our firm successfully represented a client charged with two traffic offences: 1. Drive with Mid-Range Prescribed Concentration of Alcohol (PCA) and 2. Drive with Mid-Range PCA and Illicit Drug. These offences carry significant penalties under New South Wales law, including […]Continue reading

Community Advocate and Artist Granted Leniency in a Criminal Law Matter For over 35 years, our client has been a dedicated member of the community, deeply engaged in both her professional and artistic endeavours. As the owner of a retail store and gallery, as well as a practising artist, her work has regularly been exhibited, […]Continue reading

Successful Representation Secures Leniency for Client in Traffic Violation Case In a recent case, our firm successfully represented a client with a terrible driving history who faced legal consequence after making a left turn on a red arrow. Pulled over by the police, the client was at risk of incurring a fine and potential licence […]Continue reading

COMMITTAL HEARINGS FOR INDICTABLE OFFENCES All offences, including indictable offences, commence with the filing of a CAN in the Local Court. The matter will then proceed to a committal hearing before a magistrate, who will determine whether the committal is for trial or sentence. Committal for trial A committal hearing is an enquiry conducted by […]Continue reading

CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS FOR SUMMARY OFFENCES When the matter is first listed before the court, the prosecution will provide the defendant a compilation set of facts which is the summary of the case against him or her. The defendant will indicate to the court that the matter will either be a plea of guilty or not […]Continue reading

CRIMINAL OFFENCES There are five categories of criminal offences: summary offences; lesser criminal offences where an Act will require that it must be dealt with summarily; criminal offences where an Act will allow in certain circumstances for the matter to be dealt with summarily; criminal indictable offences that may, in certain circumstances, be dealt with […]Continue reading

What is Court Attendance Notice? In New South Wales, a Court Attendance Notice (CAN) is a formal legal document issued to inform an individual they are required to appear in court to answer a criminal charge. A Court Attendance Notice (CAN) is a form in writing prescribed by the rules of the Local Court contained […]Continue reading

DPP (NSW) v Presnell [2022] NSWCCA 146 Case Review FACTS: The respondent had been acquitted of one count of intentionally carrying out a sexual act towards a child then under the age of 10 years; namely, four years of age. The respondent had entered the room of the child, who was lying fully clothed on […]Continue reading

Successful Variation of ADVO Conditions for a Client In a recent case handled by our law firm, we successfully assisted a defendant client who had been imposed with an Apprehended Domestic Violence Order (ADVO). During the first hearing, we sought to vary the conditions of the ADVO to enable our client to continue working with […]Continue reading