Courts powers to reduce penalties for assistance to the authorities
In York v the Queen (2005) 225 CLR 466, Gleeson CJ at [3] observed: “It is a common sentencing practice to extend leniency, sometimes very substantial leniency, to an offender who has assisted the authorities..” In that case, the offender had pled guilty to possession of a dangerous drug in excess of 500 grams. The offender […]
Urgent Spousal Maintenance in Family Law Claims
Spousal Maintenance enables a spouse or partner who cannot adequately support themselves to obtain financial assistance from the other spouse who has the reasonable capacity to support the other spouse in accordance with section 74 or s90SE(1) of the Family Law Act (1975) (“the Act”). There is a threshold required to be satisfied to enable one spouse to […]
Man charged with stalking and intimidation of paramedic
On 16 April 2020, a 49-year-old man was arrested and charged after allegedly intimidating and deliberately driving his car towards an Ambulance paramedic in Surry Hills. The man drove his car and stopped behind the Ambulance, which was attending to an unrelated incident. The man began to swear and shout abuse at the 22-year-old female […]
Considering lending money to a friend or family member?
It is not uncommon for family members and friends to approach their loved ones for financial assistance when they may be facing financial difficulty. It is more common than not for the terms of these agreements to be disputed at a later stage as they generally are formed verbally between the parties. In some circumstances, […]
COVID-19 and Increase in Domestic Violence Related Offences
On 1 May 2020, the NSW government relaxed the COVID-19 restrictions to allow 2 adults and their dependant children to visit another household. However, the rules clearly state that you must stay at home unless you are going to: As more people are forced to stay in their households, there has been a significant increase in domestic […]
Drink Driving Offence | Expert Traffic Lawyers NSW
It is an offence to drive a vehicle if there is a prescribed concentration of alcohol (PCA) greater than 0.05 per 100 millilitres of blood in the driver’s system. The higher the PCA and the more serious the offence. A mid – range drink driving offence is when a person drives a vehicle and they […]