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The article It’s Not About Novak, It’s About Us is written by Isabelle Skaburskis1, Senior Associate, Doogue + George Defence Lawyers. Isabelle joined the firm from the Criminal Trial Division of the Supreme Court of Victoria and has experience in...
Defund the Police In 2017-18, in a knee-jerk reaction to an exceptional event, the Victorian Government overhauled the Bail Act. It was acknowledged at the time that the bail laws were already the most restrictive in Victoria, and the purpose...
Not Every Allegation is True – Wrongful Convictions “Better that ten guilty persons escape than that one innocent suffer.”1 – Sir William Blackstone SL KC It is an inherent and possibly incurable flaw of every criminal justice system...
Court Process / Criminal Defence / Criminal Law
by Staging 4 · Published Updated July 27, 2020 · Last modified Updated January 13, 2021
Written by Kate Da Costa, Senior Associate, Doogue + George Defence Lawyers Lawyers can sometimes use legal terminology with the quick ease of familiarity. But good criminal lawyer will give you a clear explanation of each step in the criminal...
Criminal Justice / Criminal Law / Practice and Procedure
by Staging 4 · Published Updated June 26, 2020 · Last modified Updated January 13, 2021
Written by Kate Da Costa, Senior Associate, Doogue + George Defence Lawyers If you are in Australia on a temporary visa, such as a holiday, study or work visa, and you are suspected of having committed a criminal offence or...
Criminal Justice / Sentencing / Sex Offences
by Staging 4 · Published Updated June 24, 2020 · Last modified Updated January 13, 2021
Written by Sophie Parsons, Senior Associate, In-House Counsel, Accredited Criminal Law Specialist, Doogue + George Defence Lawyers The Federal parliament has introduced legislation addressing child sexual offending known as the Crimes Legislation Amendment (Sexual Crimes Against Children and Community Protection...
by Sandy A · Published Updated January 27, 2017 · Last modified Updated February 9, 2022
Written by Bill Doogue. Partner, Doogue + George Defence Lawyers. Last Friday, a terrible incident occurred in our city and like everyone else who heard and saw it all unfold, it is hard to be unmoved by the tragic event. As...
by Sandy A · Published Updated February 16, 2016 · Last modified Updated February 9, 2022
Written by Bill Doogue. Partner, Doogue + George Defence Lawyers. In “news” over the last 24 hours, the Herald Sun posted an article in which it is alleged that Victoria’s “Top Prosecutor” has called for urgent legal reforms as figures show...
by Sandy A · Published Updated November 21, 2013 · Last modified Updated May 25, 2021
Written by Andrew George. Partner, Doogue + George Criminal Defence Lawyers. Victoria’s criminal justice system has just experienced the first weekend of the pilot “Weekend Court”. Many of our readers would be aware that the Melbourne Magistrates Court is now sitting on a...
by Sandy A · Published Updated October 14, 2013 · Last modified Updated May 25, 2021
Written by Andrew George. Partner, Doogue + George Criminal Defence Lawyers. What do a former politician, a Dean of the Law School, and the Police Commissioner have in common with Australia’s best known victim’s advocate? Well apart from forming the panel at the...
