A former AFL player is behind bars after being charged over his alleged involvement in a brutal attack. Brennan Stack, former Western Bulldogs player turned coach and mentor is accused of punching, kicking and stomping on two women in a Perth carpark as the victims feared for their lives. Brennan Stack and Shai Anthony Martin…
Electric scooters, Segways and Electric skateboards can be seen anywhere in the city, from kids racing them around the park to suited up adults zipping through the CBD, but the rules on riding an E-scooter is in the grey after almost 2 years since we first saw them on the street in NSW. It is…
On 18 March 2020, the Governor-General declared a “human biosecurity emergency” under the Biosecurity Act 2015 (Cth). This is the first time the special measures for managing biosecurity risks under the Biosecurity Act have been invoked. At around June this year, just when people started to get use to the year long Covid-19 outbreak, NSW reported…
BACKGROUND We see many clients who often come to us with a criminal charge claiming they did not know their actions constituted a breach of criminal law. In most circumstances, the phrase “ignorance of the law is no excuse” is uttered to dishearten clients when no other defence is available. However, did you know that…
THE STORY Anyone who uses public transport will tell you of a time they saw or heard something particularly unpleasant. Today, reports have come in of a “serial masturbator” on inner Sydney buses. The first known complaint filed with NSW Police comes from 5 February 2021 after a passenger travelling to Redfern witnessed the man…
BACKGROUND Almost every adult Australian will no doubt be familiar with the tragic case of Kathleen Folbigg. The now 53-year-old Australian was convicted of three counts of murder and one count of manslaughter for the deaths of her four young children. Whilst she is presently imprisoned and sentenced to 30 years behind bars, Folbigg has…
Anyone who has been to the Sydney Royal Easter Show will know that it is a very populous and public place. Recently, video footage emerged of a group teenagers participating in a wild brawl that left two people injured with lacerations on their legs which required hospitalisation. Whilst police intervened, no charges have been laid…
In Australia, the right to legal representation is not enshrined in legislation or by our Constitution. Unlike the United States of America, Australians are only protected by the constitutional right to a fair trial. However, an issue which Courts are often required to balance is rooted in the following question: “Can a person charged with…
Readers will no doubt be aware of the recent controversies and debates surrounding the allegations made against Attorney-General Christian Porter. The allegations, which describe a historic sexual assault in 1988, has caused fierce debate among some legal experts who are struggling to agree on the correct application of ‘the rule of law. For our purposes,…
National Criminal Lawyers® is regarded as one of Sydney’s most respected criminal law firms. Unlike other firms, National Criminal Lawyers® focuses solely on criminal law as well as traffic-related offences. What does this mean for our clients? It means that our firm offers specialised knowledge and experience in defending the rights of existing and future…
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