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Criminal Defence / Criminal Law / Practice and Procedure
by Sandy A · Published Updated February 16, 2022 · Last modified Updated February 17, 2022
Defence of Honest and Reasonable Mistake of Fact: What is it and When Does it Apply? When is the defence available? The defence of honest and reasonable mistake of fact is available in strict liability offences. A strict liability offence...
Criminal Justice / Criminal Law / Sentencing
by Staging 4 · Published Updated December 15, 2020 · Last modified Updated August 27, 2021
Beyond Reasonable Doubt and the Rush to Judgement In the past when our community was less secular and strong Christian values were more universally and widely held, it was not uncommon that jurors would be reluctant to or refuse to...
Barristers / Criminal Law / Criminal Lawyer
by Staging 4 · Published Updated July 14, 2020 · Last modified Updated May 25, 2021
Written by Kate Da Costa, Senior Associate, Doogue + George Defence Lawyers Having managed to complete a law degree without ever having the intention or desire to be a lawyer, early one March morning some years ago, I found myself...
COVID-19-Law / Criminal Justice / Criminal Law
by Staging 4 · Published Updated June 1, 2020 · Last modified Updated March 15, 2021
Developments in Victorian Criminal Law Due to COVID-19 – Judge Alone Trials The COVID-19 pandemic has forced an already overburdened Victorian criminal justice system to delay hearings to accommodate public health imperatives. Perhaps the most noteworthy example of this was...
by Sandy A · Published Updated November 8, 2019 · Last modified Updated May 25, 2021
Written by Isabelle Skaburskis, Lawyer, Doogue + George Defence Lawyers I recently published a post that was critical of the Court of Appeal’s 2018 decision in the case of Dacre & Ors v R.1 That judgment established a problematic construction...
by Sandy A · Published Updated August 27, 2012 · Last modified Updated May 25, 2021
Written by Bill Doogue. Partner, Doogue + George Defence Lawyers Last week I attended a plea for a client who was charged with failing to notify the Sex Offender Registry that he had changed work places. Now, let’s rewind the...
Criminal Law / Practice and Procedure
by Sandy A · Published Updated June 19, 2012 · Last modified Updated May 25, 2021
It was a long-held doctrine in law that advocacy was a skill that could not be learned nor taught and that lawyers who wished to practice as advocates would develop this expertise through experience, scope and opportunity. Then, by osmosis,...
by Sandy A · Published Updated February 27, 2012 · Last modified Updated May 25, 2021
Written by Bill Doogue. Partner, Doogue + George Defence Lawyers A subpoena is a document that is issued by the Court requesting documents to be provided to the defence by another party. It is one of the most basic tools...
