Challenging Expert Evidence – It’s in (Y)our DNA DNA is considered to be one of the most robust forensic sciences. It can serve as convincing evidence of a person’s innocence, however, the gold standard attributed to its accuracy can be...
Expert Evidence The Honourable Peter Davis, QC, Justice of the Supreme Court in Queensland and Joshua Jones, a barrister at the Queensland Bar, gave an engaging seminar on expert evidence at the Australian Defence Lawyers Alliance (ADLA) recently. Expert evidence...
Written by Ophelia Hollway, Lawyer, Doogue + George Defence Lawyers The Capture is an ABC iView series set in London that explores the dangers of a world in which CCTV footage is technologically-altered by government security agencies in order to...
Controversy over Shaken Baby Syndrome and its diagnosis has continued to rage in courtrooms throughout the world over the past couple of decades.
Luke McMahon looks into evidence, defences and convictions in Victoria.
Written by Josh Taaffe. Partner, in-house counsel & Accredited Specialist, Doogue + George Defence Lawyers Our client was on trial for rape. His career, his family and many years of his life hung in the balance. If he were to be...
Written by Bill Doogue. Partner, Doogue + George Defence Lawyers. We were speaking among ourselves in the office recently about the types of police interviews that clients end up giving and how there seems to be some misunderstanding about what the options in...
When it comes to confessions, from a legal point of view, the key issue is their truthfulness and the related issue of people’s ability to recall their memories. According to the recent studies people regularly tend to confess to things...
Written by Amelia Ramsay, Solicitor, Doogue + George Defence Lawyers. His areas of expertise include criminal defence, corporate corruption and compliance, inquests and enquiries, professional tribunals and human rights. He has practiced exclusively in the field of criminal defence work and...
Written by Doogue + George Defence Lawyers. Recent events, such as Edward Snowden’s divulging of the surveillance apparatuses being run by various governments, have increased our awareness of the great amount of data being captured and retained by our electronic devices...
Written by Doogue + George Defence Lawyers. When dealing with cases involving fitness to stand trial, the matter usually relates to serious psychiatric illnesses and the accused’s inability to understand the process of a trial and to participate in any...
