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Criminal Defence / Criminal Law / Practice and Procedure
by Sandy A · Published Updated January 27, 2022
Claim of Right The courts are full of cases where someone is said to have taken another’s property or money. They range from lower level shop thefts, right through to large scale financial fraud involving millions of dollars. These types...
Criminal Law / Legislation / Practice and Procedure
by Staging 4 · Published Updated December 22, 2020 · Last modified Updated April 13, 2021
Citizen’s Arrest: What is It? When is It Applicable? A citizen’s arrest can be made when a member of the public witnesses a crime occurring and no police officer is available to apprehend the offender. In Victoria, this power can...
Criminal Law / Legislation / Practice and Procedure
by Staging 4 · Published Updated July 29, 2020 · Last modified Updated April 13, 2021
Written by Amelia Ramsay, Associate, Doogue + George Defence Lawyers There are many jobs in our community that require employees to maintain a licence, registration or check. Nurses, security guards, teachers, migration agents, doctors, psychologists and lawyers. Most jobs are...
Criminal Law / Legislation / Sentencing
by Staging 4 · Published Updated July 2, 2020 · Last modified Updated April 13, 2021
Written by Annamiek Van Loon, Lawyer, Doogue + George Defence Lawyers If you go to court and are sentenced but a non conviction is recorded (for example, you might hear “without conviction you are sentenced to a 9-month good behaviour...
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...
Criminal Justice / Legislation
by Sandy A · Published Updated June 19, 2019 · Last modified Updated May 25, 2021
It is great to see the progress and that a committee has
been formed to consider legislation on spent convictions.
It is long overdue and something Doogue + George applaud and have been advocating about for many years.
by Sandy A · Published Updated April 9, 2019 · Last modified Updated December 14, 2021
Criminalising social media – A double standard The Federal government is planning to introduce legislation which will see executives of social media companies prosecuted for not removing terrorist content in a ‘reasonable amount of time’. This is in response to...
Sex Offences / Sex Offender Register
by Sandy A · Published Updated September 12, 2018 · Last modified Updated January 13, 2021
Written by Bill Doogue, Director, Doogue + George Defence Lawyers A recent SBS investigation Australian paedophiles still trying to travel overseas despite passport ban outlines the new legislation banning registered sex offenders from traveling outside of Australia in reference to...
Written by Bill Doogue. Partner, Doogue + George Defence Lawyers. Increasingly, I am left shaking my head at law and order in Victoria. The similarity to the Trump presidency is frightening in its capacity to strike a blow every few days...
by Sandy A · Published Updated April 2, 2015 · Last modified Updated May 25, 2021
Written by Bill Doogue, partner Doogue + George Solicitors. Bill is an Accredited Specialist. Earlier this month the Jury Directions Bill 2015 was introduced to Parliament and I, for one, am pleased to see a reasonable attempt at the simplification...
