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A former financial advisor has been sentenced to jail for dishonestly obtaining financial advantage by deception after unlawfully giving clients early access to their superannuation funds. Ahmed Saad used his position as the sole director of a wealth management company to charge fees to clients, claiming he provided financial services to them. However, Australian Securities […]

One of the most common questions asked of the legal profession is, how can a criminal lawyer defend someone who is guilty? There appears to be view that a criminal defence lawyer uses technical arguments or legal loopholes to free persons who are ostensibly guilty of offences. Further, a prevailing view in the community is […]

A study into assault charges in Sydney has found that the introduction of lockout laws simply shifted the number of offences out of the CBD and into nearby suburbs. The study also showed that a decrease in assaults occurred after media reporting into alcohol fuelled violence, rather than the introduction of the laws. The Police […]

Rabbi Baruch Pinchas Leifer, the father-in-law of accused child sex abuser Malka Leifer, has been arrested for sexual assault of a child and a teenage boy in Israel. The allegations are historical in nature and one of the alleged victims is said to be a family member. The rabbi, who is in his 70s, vehemently […]

A police officer has finally been charged with common assault after being filmed throwing a man to the ground in September 2021. The incident occurred during the lockdown, when large anti-lockdown and anti-vaccination protests were taking place. The officer was suspended following the release of the footage on social media. Charged with Common Assault The […]

A man who is due to be sentenced for domestic violence charges has had his Supreme Court bail application granted. Tyler Rodney Barclay, is also charged with breach AVO involving another complainant and mid-range drink driving. However, the Supreme Court granted his application for release on the condition that he reside with his parents in […]

An Australian State is considering whether those accused of domestic violence should be subjected to electronic monitoring. The Victorian Law Reform Commission is considering new measures for responding to stalking, including whether electronic monitoring will now be a mandatory condition of intervention orders. An intervention order in Victoria is similar to an apprehended violence order (AVO) […]

Former NSW Gymnastics Coach of the Year Daniel Benson has been charged with sexual assault. Police began investigating the 55-year-old in October 2021. The sexual assault charges relate to four gymnasts he was coaching, aged 14 to 18 years old. The allegations were in the late 1990s and early 2000s. He has been refused bail […]

A man who was found not guilty to drink driving charges after giving false evidence has been jailed for perjury. Bernard Andrew Nash successfully sued NSW police after lying under oath during his drink driving case. However, ten years later the real estate agent was found guilty of two perjury charges. They related to false […]

A former AFL star has been refused bail and faces 88 domestic violence charges against his police officer girlfriend. Andrew Lovett, who was a player for Essendon between 2005-2009, is accused of punching, spitting and threatening his partner over the course of 22 months. Court documents show the offences include assault, recklessly causing injury and […]