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17 October 2024

E-scooter and e-bike laws in new south wales: what you need to know

23 September 2024

How many standard drinks can you have before driving? understanding the legal risks

30 June 2023

What happens if I’m assaulted at work? new retail workers criminal laws

24 May 2023

Was it legal to taser a 95-year old woman?

23 April 2023

Can I get out of my covid fine?

5 April 2023

Can you drive a few days after taking drugs?

5 March 2023

When the police say your friendship is criminal: consorting laws nsw

22 February 2023

Are e-scooters legal on nsw roads?

25 January 2023

Tiktok leads to joyriding crime wave in nsw

6 January 2023

Will I be deported if I’m charged with a criminal offence? criminal convictions and non-citizens

20 December 2022

Voluntary assisted dying bill passes lower house of nsw parliament

19 December 2022

What is animal cruelty? animal abuse and neglect law in nsw

1 December 2022

Can I smack my child?

22 November 2022

Can I carry a knife in public?

3 November 2022

Is it illegal to threaten a criminal lawyer?

28 October 2022

What is coercive control?

10 October 2022

What is the nsw government’s plan for the drug ice?

23 September 2022

Are people likely to commit further criminal offences?

9 September 2022

New nazi symbol law

30 August 2022

What happens to a child when their parent goes to jail?

18 August 2022

Has covid 19 had an impact on inmates in nsw?

29 July 2022

Mobile phones and driving

13 July 2022

Are vapes legal?

1 June 2022

What is traffic law?

1 June 2022

Finding specialist lawyers in regional areas

31 May 2022

Behind the scenes of criminal law

8 April 2022

Nsw records historic low crime rates

8 March 2022

What does a criminal laywer do?

22 February 2022

What is an intensive corrections order (ico)? sentencing laws in nsw

12 January 2022

When can police stop and search me without a warrant in nsw?

24 December 2021

Wishing you a merry christmas and a happy new year

23 November 2021

Reports of sexual assault in nsw spike in march 2021 – nsw bureau of crime statistics and research

14 October 2021

Does covid-19 influence crime? the impact of the covid-19 pandemic on crime in nsw

20 September 2021

New chief magistrate appointed to the local court of nsw

21 August 2021

How is the criminal law shaping the covid-19 response in nsw?

18 August 2021

Are bb guns and gel blasters legal? – nsw firearms law

30 July 2021

Should australia raise the age of criminal responsibility?

16 July 2021

Assault offences in nsw – offences, penalties and defences

12 July 2021

What is bail? – a guide to bail in nsw

20 June 2021

Drug driving offences in nsw

31 May 2021

Changes to nsw sexual assault laws

1 May 2021

What is an avo?

12 April 2021

‘four angels law’ introduces new combined drink and drug driving offences in nsw

17 March 2021

Proposed new domestic violence offence of ‘coercive and controlling conduct’

24 February 2021

Proposed changes to nsw drug laws

16 February 2021

What is a subpoena?

25 January 2021

Drink driving

15 January 2021

Nsw courts resume

24 December 2020

Drug supply prohibition orders

23 December 2020

Merry christmas

9 December 2020

Specialist accreditation

24 November 2020

Changes to nsw domestic violence laws

18 November 2020

Morrisons criminal advocacy competition

27 October 2020

Police have suspended my licence, what can I do?

14 October 2020

My licence is going to be suspended, what can I do?

25 September 2020

Regional criminal lawyer rankings

6 August 2020

Matthew ward named finalist in lawyers weekly 30 under 30

5 August 2020

New 24 hour legal advice hotline

4 August 2020

Meet analise ritchie our newest team member

15 May 2020

Keeping it all legal

15 April 2019

Uow law students hone advocacy skills in moot court

17 October 2024

E-Scooter and E-Bike Laws in New South Wales: What you need to Know

23 September 2024

How many standard drinks can you have before driving? Understanding the legal risks

30 June 2023

What happens if I’m assaulted at work? New retail workers criminal laws

24 May 2023

Was it legal to taser a 95-year old woman?

23 April 2023

Can I get out of my covid fine?

5 April 2023

Can you drive a few days after taking drugs?

5 March 2023

When the police say your friendship is criminal: consorting laws nsw

22 February 2023

Are e-scooters legal on nsw roads?

25 January 2023

Tiktok leads to joyriding crime wave in nsw

6 January 2023

Will I be deported if I’m charged with a criminal offence? Criminal convictions and non-citizens

20 December 2022

Voluntary assisted dying bill passes lower house of nsw parliament

19 December 2022

What is animal cruelty? Animal abuse and neglect law in nsw

1 December 2022

Can I smack my child?

22 November 2022

CAN I CARRY A KNIFE IN PUBLIC?

3 November 2022

IS IT ILLEGAL TO THREATEN A CRIMINAL LAWYER?

28 October 2022

WHAT IS COERCIVE CONTROL?

10 October 2022

WHAT IS THE NSW GOVERNMENT’S PLAN FOR THE DRUG ICE?

23 September 2022

ARE PEOPLE LIKELY TO COMMIT FURTHER CRIMINAL OFFENCES?

9 September 2022

NEW NAZI SYMBOL LAW

30 August 2022

WHAT HAPPENS TO A CHILD WHEN THEIR PARENT GOES TO JAIL?

18 August 2022

HAS COVID 19 HAD AN IMPACT ON INMATES IN NSW?

13 July 2022

ARE VAPES LEGAL?

1 June 2022

FINDING SPECIALIST LAWYERS IN REGIONAL AREAS

31 May 2022

BEHIND THE SCENES OF CRIMINAL LAW

8 April 2022

NSW RECORDS HISTORIC LOW CRIME RATES

8 March 2022

WHAT DOES A CRIMINAL LAYWER DO?

22 February 2022

WHAT IS AN INTENSIVE CORRECTIONS ORDER (ICO)? SENTENCING LAWS IN NSW

12 January 2022

WHEN CAN POLICE STOP AND SEARCH ME WITHOUT A WARRANT IN NSW?

24 December 2021

WISHING YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR

23 November 2021

REPORTS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT IN NSW SPIKE IN MARCH 2021 – NSW BUREAU OF CRIME STATISTICS AND RESEARCH

14 October 2021

DOES COVID-19 INFLUENCE CRIME? THE IMPACT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC ON CRIME IN NSW

20 September 2021

NEW CHIEF MAGISTRATE APPOINTED TO THE LOCAL COURT OF NSW

21 August 2021

HOW IS THE CRIMINAL LAW SHAPING THE COVID-19 RESPONSE IN NSW?

18 August 2021

ARE BB GUNS AND GEL BLASTERS LEGAL? – NSW FIREARMS LAW

30 July 2021

SHOULD AUSTRALIA RAISE THE AGE OF CRIMINAL RESPONSIBILITY?

16 July 2021

ASSAULT OFFENCES IN NSW – OFFENCES, PENALTIES AND DEFENCES

12 July 2021

WHAT IS BAIL? – A GUIDE TO BAIL IN NSW

31 May 2021

CHANGES TO NSW SEXUAL ASSAULT LAWS

1 May 2021

WHAT IS AN AVO?

17 March 2021

PROPOSED NEW DOMESTIC VIOLENCE OFFENCE OF ‘COERCIVE AND CONTROLLING CONDUCT’

24 February 2021

PROPOSED CHANGES TO NSW DRUG LAWS

16 February 2021

WHAT IS A SUBPOENA?

15 January 2021

NSW COURTS RESUME

24 December 2020

DRUG SUPPLY PROHIBITION ORDERS

23 December 2020

MERRY CHRISTMAS

9 December 2020

SPECIALIST ACCREDITATION

24 November 2020

CHANGES TO NSW DOMESTIC VIOLENCE LAWS

18 November 2020

MORRISONS CRIMINAL ADVOCACY COMPETITION

25 September 2020

REGIONAL CRIMINAL LAWYER RANKINGS

6 August 2020

MATTHEW WARD NAMED FINALIST IN LAWYERS WEEKLY 30 UNDER 30

5 August 2020

NEW 24 HOUR LEGAL ADVICE HOTLINE

4 August 2020

MEET ANALISE RITCHIE OUR NEWEST TEAM MEMBER

15 May 2020

KEEPING IT ALL LEGAL

15 April 2019

UOW LAW STUDENTS HONE ADVOCACY SKILLS IN MOOT COURT

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