CRIMINALISING COERCIVE CONTROL
Could making ‘coercive control’ a criminal offence minimise intimate partner homicide? In May 2022, the Queensland Government announced...
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RESISTING ARREST IN QUEENSLAND
It’s important to remember your rights if you are facing arrest. Although you may disagree with an arrest, the act of physical resistance...
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DIFFICULT INTERACTIONS
Whether it’s the smart mouth know it all or the zip lipped home buyer, Real Estate Agents have their work cut out for them, so there is...
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THE IMPORTANCE AND KNOW-HOW OF 'LEMON LAWS'
Quick, Nimble, and easy to miss. Are you being ripped off? Before you drive away in your brand-new sports car, family van, or all-rounder...
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BUCKLING DOWN ON SPEEDING CONSEQUENCES IN BRISBANE, QLD
The Consequences of Speeding in Brisbane | Traffic Offences If caught speeding, it can range from a demerit points loss to a fine. In...
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RUNNING OUT OF TIME: TAX OFFENCES IN AUSTRALIA & THE COMMON PENALTIES
It’s Tax Time in Australia. Are you prepared? With the End Of Financial Year steadily approaching, we’ll be addressing the common...
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HARD WORK PAYS OFF
After studying his degree at the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) for four years, Daniel Creevey Jr was recently admitted as a...
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COURT THWARTS ILLEGAL EARTHWORKS
A Toowoomba landowner has successfully obtained an injunction in the Supreme Court of Queensland to stop a developer carrying out...
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AN INSIDE LOOK: SELF-REPRESENTATION IN COURT
A phenomenon that takes ‘standing up for yourself’ to new extremes. An inside look: self-representation in court. There’s been a mass...
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DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ORDERS | DIFFERENCES, BREACHES AND CONDITIONS
The number of applications made under the Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act has been rapidly increasing. An application made...
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5 REASONS WHY YOU NEED TO HIRE A CRIMINAL LAWYER
Being charged with a criminal offence can be a harrowing and anxiety filled process. But just because you may have taken a wrong turn in...
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ALL ABOUT PLEA BARGAINS (CHARGE BARGAINING): UNDERSTANDING AUSTRALIAN LAW
We all know the old saying ‘you do the crime; you do the time’ however nowadays it can be more complex than that. We have all seen and...
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A HARD PILL TO SWALLOW: MENTAL HEALTH MEETS CRIMINAL CHARGES.
Recently, the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare reported that 40% of convicted Australians identified as having previously...
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I HAVE BEEN ASKED TO ATTEND COURT AS A WITNESS - WHAT HAPPENS NOW?
Being a witness At some point in your life you may be asked to attend court as a witness or even requested by one of the team at Creevey...
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