Recent Cases

Astor Legal recently represented a client at Parramatta Local Court who was charged with driving with illicit drug present. Our client maintained her innocence regarding the presence of cocaine and explained that the drug could have been transferred while being intimate with her partner who was a regular drug user. With a clean criminal record, […]

Astor Legal recently represented a client at the Sydney District Court in a Severity Appeal for mid-range PCA and driving whilst suspended. Our client had another Sydney law firm appear for him in the Local Court and was unhappy with the representation and result he received there. He came to us seeking a clear plan […]

Our client is an actuary who resides with his parents. The family had been having ongoing arguments which culminated in our client having a mental health episode. Our client’s parents called the police who attended and applied for an Apprehended Domestic Violence Order (ADVO). The matter was listed at Burwood Local Court. Our client approached […]

Our client was a financial controller with a large corporation. Her role allowed her to have access to the company’s accounts. She was also responsible for payment of the expenses and invoices. In the course of her employment, she transferred $300,000 to herself and her partner. She labelled these transfers as payments for expenses and […]

Our client was a developer working for various cryptocurrency companies. In the course of his employment, he transferred 300 million tokens with a total value of approximately $1.4 million to himself illegally. After a number of years, the company became aware of this and confronted him. By this time the value of the tokens was […]

Our client is a German national who was charged with sexual intercourse without consent after a Tinder date. Prior to police arresting him, our client flew to another jurisdiction to meet his sister. Police were unable to locate him and released a statement to the media asking for public assistance in locating him. This was unsuccessful which […]

Our client is a 31-year-old retail worker from western Sydney. Australian Federal Police (AFP) officers executed a search warrant on his home after conducting an undercover operation where they posed as a 13-year-old child. They engaged in conversations with our client of a sexual nature. Following the execution of the search warrant further conversations were […]

Last week Astor Legal was again successful in persuading police to withdraw an Apprehended Violence Order (AVO). Our client was an international student who recently moved into shared accommodation with a friend.  The pair started arguing which resulted in Police being called to their house by another friend. Our client came to us distressed, particularly […]

Recently Astor Legal appeared at Downing Centre Local Court for a client who had breached a good behaviour licence. Our client did not have the best driving record. In particular, he had offences ranging from use mobile phone while driving to speeding.  He had breached the good behaviour licence by committing a further speeding offence. […]

Our client is a sole director of an air conditioning company located in Australia. As part of his business, he drives on average 1000 kilometres every week.  His licence was suspended as a result of an unpaid parking ticket in July 2023.  On the night of the incident he was stopped by the Police for […]