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Importance of Not Thinking That a Police Investigation is a Search for the Truth The conduct of Victoria Police is governed by the Victoria Police Act 2013; specifically, the Victoria Police ‘Code of Conduct’. People expect that the police operate...
Criminal Investigation / Police / Practice and Procedure
by Staging 4 · Published Updated July 16, 2020 · Last modified Updated November 25, 2021
Police Interviews Regardless of how it happens, you have a right to ask to speak to a lawyer before a police interview proceeds. Interview Dos and Don’ts There are a number of ways in which the police will get...
Criminal Justice / Police / Practice and Procedure
by Staging 4 · Published Updated June 4, 2020 · Last modified Updated January 13, 2021
Written by Amelia Ramsay, Associate, Doogue + George Defence Lawyers Videoing Police It is hard to find the words to describe the footage of George Floyd. It is the same way I feel about the footage of the officers on...
by Staging 4 · Published Updated April 28, 2020 · Last modified Updated May 25, 2021
Written by Annamiek Van Loon, Lawyer, Doogue + George Defence Lawyers I don’t enjoy watching law related shows – they make our business seem easy, artificial and/or sexy. Lawyer 3838, which aired recently on Channel Nine, is no exception. But I found myself...
Criminal Law / Drugs / Police
by Sandy A · Published Updated February 28, 2020 · Last modified Updated January 13, 2021
The article Can sniffer dogs smell LSD? Your Victorian drug detection dog questions, answered is written by Doogue + George Defence Lawyers It is increasingly common to see drug detection dogs (also known as ‘sniffer dogs’ or ‘passive alert detection...
Criminal Investigation / Criminal Law / Police
by Sandy A · Published Updated October 19, 2011 · Last modified Updated May 25, 2021
By Bill Doogue. Partner, Doogue + George Defence Lawyers The interview is often the most crucial component of a criminal prosecution. The approach is consistent and typically, the match-up is disparate. In one corner you have a professional questioner pitted...
