Below is a list of all our published domestic violence case studies.
This is a case study on a charge of Contravene Family Violence Intervention Order whilst on bail. What is alleged to have occured? Our client was charged with breaching an intervention order by attending at their family home. During the alleged offending, the client was also on bail for the ...
This is a case study on family violence where accused is at risk of being deported. What is alleged to have occured? Our client was in custody following allegations of very serious family violence offences against their ex-partner. These offences were alleged to have been committed in breach of an ...
This is a case study on family violence offences, withdrawn at the Sunshine Magistrates' Court. What is alleged to have occured? Our client was facing family violence charges against their ex-partner. These charges, as they are related to family violence, are notoriously hard to have withdrawn as prosecution policy dictates ...
This is a case study on family violence involving persons with mental health issues. Our client had been involved in a domestic dispute with her partner and 000 was called. It was a high stress situation which was heightened by the fact that both people involved had considerable mental health ...
This is a case study on withdrawing a personal safety intervention order. Our client had owned his house for twenty years. Over this time the neighbourhood had changed significantly, and of course so had the neighbours. A young family eventually moved in next door and relationships were initially friendly. Home ...
This is a case study on a sentence of Community Corrections Order or CCO for family violence. What is alleged to have occured? Our client was charged following a family violence incident where he had discharged a toy pellet gun in the direction of his partner who was holding their ...
This is a case study on fighting an intervention order resulting in the order being struck out. What is alleged to have occured? Our client was served with an application by the police for an intervention order on behalf of a family member. The parties worked together in separate parts ...
This is a case study on charges of Unlawful Assault (family violence) that led to a case review. It involved a dispute between a husband and a wife that was eventually heard at the Magistrates' Court. What is alleged to have occured? Our client was accused of having assaulted his ...
This is a case study that involves bail application, family violence, and Community Corrections Order (CCO). The CCO sentence is for another family violence against a different victim. What is alleged to have occured? The police was making an application to remand our client into custody following an allegation of ...
This is a case study on family violence and an accused with cognitive disability. What is alleged to have occured? Our client was charged with Breaching a Safe Contact Intervention Order, Assault, Possessing Cannabis, and Criminal Damage. The victim in this matter was the client’s mother. The allegations were that ...
This is a case study on family violence in the presence of children. What is alleged to have occured? Our client was alleged to have assaulted his partner during a heated argument where both of them had been consuming alcohol. Their two young children were said to have observed the ...
This is a case study involving a diversion notice for family violence. What is alleged to have occured? Our client had never been in any form of trouble before. He was in a new relationship with someone from overseas and they became involved in a heated argument that turned physical ...
This is a case study on contesting a charge of Contravene Family Violence IVO. What is alleged to have occured? Our client had previously been found guilty of breaching intervention orders (IVO’s) in relation to his ex partner and had been sentenced to 8 months imprisonment. Whilst on appeal bail, ...
This is a case study on an adjourned undertaking for Persistent Contravene FVIO (family violence intervention order).The background to the allegations was that our client had been in a short-term relationship with the complainant for a period of approximately 9 months. That relatively short relationship had commenced not long after ...
This is a case of family violence leading to a fine without conviction.Following an incident involving our client’s former wife, the police charged our client with the following offences:Criminal DamageUnlawful Assault With a WeaponUnlawful Assault What is alleged to have occured? The allegations were that after an argument, our client ...
This is a case study on a sentence of diversion for Contravene Family Violence IVO. What is alleged to have occured? Our client was charged with instances of breaching an intervention order (IVO). The protected person was her ex-boyfriend. The circumstances were that on the same day that the IVO ...
This is a case study on family violence with a without conviction outcome. The client was charged with Criminal Damage, Make Threat to Kill, Recklessly Cause Injury, Assault With a Weapon, and several charges of Unlawful Assault. The complainants were members of his family. What is alleged to have occured? ...
This is a case study on Community Corrections Order for family violence. The matter was heard at the Heidelberg Magistrates' Court and we provided legal representation for the accused. What is alleged to have occured? The circumstances of the case involve prior incidents that render the case as a significant ...
This is a case study on a sentence of adjourned undertaking for Contravene FVIO (family violence intervention order). What is alleged to have occured? Our client was charged with drink driving and Contravene Family Violence Intervention Order (2 offences on separate dates). The blood alcohol concentration was 4 times the ...
This is a case that involves pleading guilty to family violence charges. What is alleged to have occured? Our client had an altercation with his partner on two separate occasions. It was alleged that on the first occasion, he had slapped his partner on the face with the back of ...
This is a case related to family violence, assault charges, Criminal Damage, and Commit Indictable Offence Whilst on Bail. What is alleged to have occured? Our client was charged with multiple offences following allegations of criminal behaviour that occurred in the context of family violence. The prosecution alleged that our ...
This is a case study on a sentence appeal for Breach Family Violence Intervention Order. What is alleged to have occured? Our client was charged in relation to a serious breach of a family violence intervention order. He was represented by a duty lawyer at the Magistrates’ Court hearing and ...
This is a case study on family violence and fine as a sentencing outcome.Our client was charged with several offences arising out of a family violence incident concerning his former partner. What is alleged to have occured? It was alleged that he had beaten his former partner who had sustained ...
This is a case of diversion for assault charges related to family violence, including Assaulting and Resisting Police. What is alleged to have occured? Our client faced Assault and Assault With Weapon charges in relation to his mother. He was further charged with Assaulting and Resisting Police. He was presented ...
This is a case study involving a respondent to a Family Violence Intervention Order application that resulted in a withdrawal of the application. What is alleged to have occured? Our client was the respondent to a Family Violence Intervention Order application that was filed against him by his ex-partner. It ...
This is a case study on family violence and an accused with mental health issues. What is alleged to have occured? Our client was charged with multiple breaches of Family Violence Intervention Order against his wife whilst on a Community Corrections Order (CCO) for previous domestic violence offences against her ...
This is a case study on domestic violence with charges withdrawn as an outcome. The case involved a verbal and physical altercation between a husband and a wife. There was also a mutual FVPO (intervention orders) in place at the time. What is alleged to have occured? The husband, our ...
This is a case study on withdrawing assault charges related to family violence. The case was heard at the Magistrates' Court and we provided criminal defence for the accused. What is alleged to have occured? Our client had been charged with several offences relating to family violence against an intimate ...
This is a case study on family violence charges being withdrawn. We provided criminal defence for the client at the Magistrates' Court and successfully obtained a favourable sentencing outcome by the end of the matter. What is alleged to have occured? The accused, our client, had been charged with several ...
This is a successful case resulting in a lenient outcome for family violence charges. The matter was heard at the Magistrates' Court and we provided the criminal defence for the accused. What is alleged to have occured? The case arose out of a family violence incident involving our client and ...
This is a case involving an application for a full family violence intervention order that got withdrawn. It was heard at the Magistrates' Court and we provided criminal defence for the accused. What is alleged to have occured? The police made an application to vary a limited family violence intervention ...
This is a case of a Family Violence Intervention Order that was struck out. What is alleged to have occured? Our client had a Family Violence Intervention Order taken out against her by the police on behalf of her 16-year old child. She was incredibly distressed because the intervention order ...
This is a case that involves contesting False Imprisonment, assault charges, and Breach Family Violence Intervention Order (FVIO). It was heard at the Magistrates' Court and we provided criminal defence for the accused. What is alleged to have occured? Our client was charged with the following family violence offences. It ...
This is a case study on withdrawing family violence charges that were allegedly committed by a person against his ex-partner. We provided criminal defence in behalf of the accused at court. What is alleged to have occured? Our client had been charged with offences against his ex-partner that were related ...
This is a case study on withdrawing an assault charge (family violence) with a successful outcome. The case was heard at the Magistrates' Court and we provided criminal defence for the accused. What is alleged to have occured? Our client had been charged with one count of Unlawful Assault. The ...
This is a case study on a sentence of good behaviour bond without conviction for family violence offences. The case was heard at the Magistrates' Court and we provided criminal defence for the accused. What is alleged to have occured? Our client had been charged with four family violence offences: ...
This is a case study on family violence with a protracted period of offending. What is alleged to have occured? Our client had been charged with 13 offences against his ex-partner including serious offences such as Intentionally Causing Injury and Making Threats to Kill. The allegations were serious because they ...
This is a case study on bail application for family violence and offences against the police. Our client was charged with over 20 offences involving family violence, firearms charges, and offences against the police. He lives in the country on an isolated rural property with his wife and children. What ...
This is a case resulting in a CCO without conviction for family violence. What is alleged to have occured? Our client was a male in his mid 40’s who was married with one child and was a registered nurse. He was charged with Threats to Kill and Unlawful Assault in ...
This is a case of family violence with good behaviour bond without conviction as the resulting sentence. What is alleged to have occured? Our client was a 28-year old male who appeared before the court for the very first time in his life. He pleaded guilty to recklessly causing injury ...
This is a case study involving a sentence of diversion for family violence. It was heard at the Magistrates' Court and we provided criminal defence for the accused. What is alleged to have occured? The matter involved allegations against our client of criminal offences that are classified as a form ...
This is a case involving family violence and without conviction as the resulting sentence. The matter was heard at the Magistrates' Court and we provided criminal defence for the accused. What is alleged to have occured? The matter involved allegations of family violence between a client and an intimate partner ...
This is a case involving a sentence of CCO for Contravene Family Violence IVO. The matter was heard at the Magistrates' Court and we provided criminal defence for the accused. What is alleged to have occured? Our client had a large consolidation of charges. It included some very serious criminal ...
This is a case involving charges related to family violence that got withdrawn. The matter was heard at the Magistrates' Court and we acted as criminal defence lawyer for the accused. What is alleged to have occured? Our client was alleged to have committed some serious family violence offences. This ...
This is a case of Threat to Kill, Criminal Damage, and Breach IVO offences in the context of family violence involving a delayed interview and charge. What is alleged to have occured? Our client was charged with contravening a family violence intervention order, making a threat to kill, and criminal ...
This is a case of Recklessly Causing Injury in a family violence context. The accused was facing charges of Recklessly Causing Injury, Assault With a Weapon, and Unlawful Assault. What is alleged to have occured? The incident arose from a family dispute. Our client had become increasingly frustrated with his ...
This is a case study on a sentence of good behaviour bond for Breaching Family Violence Intervention Order. The case was heard at the Magistrates' Court and we provided criminal defence for the accused. What is alleged to have occured? Our client was subject to a Family Violence Intervention Order ...
This is a case that involves withdrawing a domestic violence charge alleged to have been committed by a husband, our client, against his wife. Specifically, the accused was charged with intentionally causing injury to his wife. The wife called the police following the altercation and the police took a statement ...
This is a case study on withdrawal of family violence charges. Our client was charged with two counts of recklessly causing injury and two counts of unlawful assault. What is alleged to have occured? It was a family violence situation, where it was alleged that our client assaulted his wife ...
Our domestic violence case studies are based on actual family violence cases defended by Doogue + George Defence Lawyers. You will find plenty of information about domestic violence matters on our website including an ebook and a video. Use our website’s search function to find the relevant information that you need.
