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...
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...
Written by Sam Cooper, Lawyer, Doogue + George Defence Lawyers 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 the March...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
