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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Legal Advice
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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Seeking Criminal Offence Advice During COVID-19
If you are charged with a criminal offence do not see Covid-19 as a reason to not contact a criminal lawyer for help. After helping clients living away from Perth we have developed long- standing telephone and email protocols to deal with clients and attend to the ongoing management of a criminal matter as it
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Covid-19 And The Potential Effects On The Criminal Justice System
Covid-19 has taken the World by storm. Overnight Victoria and South Australia declared a state of emergency and this morning so did Western Australia. In WA, Public Health Emergency powers are set out in the Emergency Management Act 2005 and Part 12 of the Health Act 2016. More particularly, under section 174(5) the Chief Health
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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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Choosing a Criminal Lawyer
If you are charged or being investigated for a serious criminal offence you need a Criminal Lawyer in Perth with experienced trial lawyers (the Barristers) who routinely practice criminal law in the various courts. The law firm should also have lawyers (the Solicitors) who are well versed in the criminal justice system and are able
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Professional Associations and Misconduct Inquiries
Professional Misconduct We are receiving a number of calls from registered professionals complaining about how they are being poorly treated by their registration authorities. For example we have received calls from teachers, police, nurses, radiologists, pharmacists, dentists and chiropractors complaining that they have received letters from their relevant registration authority advising them that they are
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Police Arrest – What Happens
Police Arrest I receive quite a few calls during the week and over the weekend from police calling on behalf of people who have been arrested and are about to be questioned by the police. What happens is that the police will visit a person’s home or work, put a complaint to them and then
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Revenge Porn – Legal Information For Western Australia
Revenge Porn – Criminal Offence – Distributing Intimate Images As of February 2019, it became illegal in Western Australia to distribute an image of a person engaged in a private act or an intimate image of that person without the consent of the person appearing in the image. The person giving the consent must be 16
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