The Hong Kong pro-democracy riots continue to escalate even though this is one of the Holiest times in the calendar. A call for calm is being ignored by rioters. Open Democracy – Legal Fundamentals I started this legal blog on the basis that civil unrest goes hand in hand with free speech and open democracy
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Execution in Japan
Japan recently carried out the death penalty by hanging a Chinese national convicted of the murder of a local family in 2003. Japan currently has 100 prisoners on death row of which 13 members of the Aum Shinrikyo doomsday cult. It might seem rather bizarre that here we are approaching 2020 and countries still have
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Don’t Ruin Your Office Christmas Party and Chance of Losing Your Job
Non-Consensual Touching This is exactly what happened recently to a senior public servant. That person’s conduct at a recent staff Christmas party was first reported as “inappropriate conduct” and in later reports as “unwelcome physical contact” in relation to a fellow female staffer. The term “unwelcome” is simply another word for non-consent. Whilst there is
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Your Right To Silence When Questioned By Perth Police
Welcome back. My name’s Marc Saupin. I’m the practice director of Criminal Lawyers Perth. This is one of a series of videos to help people understand this area of law called criminal law. Today I want to talk about the right to silence and how it’s used in our advice to clients and how it
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Your First Appearance In a Perth Criminal Court
Hi, I’m Marc Saupin. I’m the legal practice director of Criminal Lawyers Perth. Today I want to talk about your first appearance in court. What you’re likely to experience, what you’re likely to see. The assumption is you’ve been charged with a criminal offence, and you’ve been given a date and time to appear. Let’s
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High Court Grants Leave for Cardinal George Pell to Appeal Conviction
As earlier predicted, the High Court of Australia this morning handed down their judgement granting leave for the lawyers for Cardinal George Pell to appeal his conviction. One area that the appeal may address is whether the trial judge directed the jury on the inferences they may draw from the evidence in favour of Cardinal
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I’ve Been Charged – What Happens Now
If you are charged with a serious criminal offence or you find out that you are the subject of a police investigation then you need competent legal representation from an experienced criminal lawyer. Call us and tell us about your case, what are your charges, where is the offence alleged to have taken place, are
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#Me Too Movement – Beliefs Vs Facts
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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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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