The #MeToo Movement is a movement against the sexual abuse of women and of course some men. Tarana Burke, featured in WA Today https://www.watoday.com.au/politics/federal/metoo-founder-says-australia-s-defamation-laws-silence-victims-20191022-p532zg.html started the #MeToo Movement. The #MeToo Movement has given strength to people to speak out about sexual abuse they have suffered. It goes without saying, however, that the reporting, investigation and
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Archives for October 2019
Part 5: Foster A Good Relationship With Your Lawyer
This is the final instalment in how to best choose a criminal lawyer, particularly in Perth, Western Australia. Barrister Marc Saupin sums up the questions that will help you choose a great legal defence team to have on your side. Now my comments really because I’m a defence lawyer, and Criminal Lawyers Perth are predominantly
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Part 4: How Well Does Your Lawyer Negotiate?
Okay, so the next factor I’m going to look at, how well does the lawyer that you’re speaking to or the law firm that you will eventually retain, how well do they negotiate? Now the police are there to charge you. The prosecuting agencies are there to prosecute you, and the courts are there to
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Part 3: Does Your Lawyer Have Enough Experience?
I’m just going to look down at a couple of notes here. The next question is to ask the lawyer, “Do you or does your firm do all the legal work?” Now, this is where it gets a little bit confusing even for lawyers. In Western Australia, we have what they call a divided profession.
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Part 2: Is Your Lawyer Properly Qualified?
Welcome to the Criminal Law Guy VLOG. In this second part of Choosing a Criminal Lawyer in Perth series, we go through some of the factors that we believe are important when selecting a law firm to represent you. So the first thing you need to ask yourself, is is that lawyer qualified? Do they
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Part 1: Choosing A Criminal Lawyer In Perth
Welcome to the Criminal Law Guy VLOG. In this first part of Choosing a Criminal Lawyer in Perth series, we go through some of the factors that we believe are important when selecting a law firm to represent you. Welcome to Criminal Lawyers Perth. My name’s Marc Saupin, and I’m the practice director of this
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