What happens when a criminal law trial is set to happen? From the mouth of Perth’s most respected defence lawyer, Dr Marc Saupin. In the last few vlogs that I’ve done, I’ve talked about what happens when you’re arrested by police, what happens at your first appearance in court and a few other things that
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Archives for April 2020
Appearing In Court And Revising Client-Lawyer Costs
Because of social distancing, personal attendance in court for an accused and their legal representative is in issue. The Magistrate Courts seem to have left it to the legal profession to determine whether lawyers appear in court in person or by audio/visual link. The risk of coming into contact with the Coronavirus is obviously higher
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Cardinal George Pell’s Convictions Quashed By The High Court
Cardinal George Pell will be freed from Barwon Prison today after the High Court quashed his convictions finding that: “a significant possibility that an innocent person has been convicted because the evidence did not establish guilt to the requisite standard of proof”. The High Court also took aim at the Victoria Court of Appeal which
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COVID-19 – Intra State Travel Restrictions And Criminal Offences
We have received a number of calls from people wanting to leave Perth to go to country areas but afraid they may be stopped by authorities. In one case the caller had been removed from the place of abode in a country town three weeks ago due to an interim (72 hour) VRO. The caller
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