Category Criminal Law

Why Do Criminal Lawyers Defend Criminals?

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Criminal defence lawyer specialises in the area of criminal law who represents people charged with a criminal offence while protecting their fundamental legal rights, shared by all. It is too often that a criminal defence lawyer gets asked the question…

Sexual Assault NSW

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Any person who has sexual intercourse with another person without the consent of the other person and who knows that the other person does not consent to the sexual intercourse is liable to imprisonment for 14 years. In the case…

Break and Enter Offences in NSW

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Break and enterhas long been regarded as a serious crime by the legislation and the degree of criminality involved. New South Wales retains the highest full-time imprisonment for breaking and entering/burglary offences across Australia when the offence is dealt with…

Centrelink Fraud NSW

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Centrelink fraud or Social Security fraud involves intentionally receiving money you are not entitled to receive from Centrelink. These offences are treated very seriously by the Courts because they involve intentional deception of a government resource. The majority of Centrelink…

Understanding Assault Offences

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There are different types of assault offences, with varying degrees of seriousness. According to The Law Handbook, each category of assault offence attracts its own penalty, depending on the seriousness of the offence. We look at some categories of assault, the…