Committal Mentions – A Detailed Look at Procedure and Preparation If you have been charged with a more serious criminal offence, the process is different to the less serious matters in the summary stream that stay in the Magistrates’ Court....
The Basics of Going to Court for a Family Violence Intervention Order The current COVID-19 lockdown restrictions may be exposing cracks and widening divisions in family relationships and household dynamics that may have long existed under the surface. Loss of...
Written by Tyson Manicolo, Associate, Doogue + George Defence Lawyers There isn’t anything which hasn’t already been said to describe the wide-reaching impact the COVID-19 (‘coronavirus’) pandemic is having on people. It is interesting to see the anomalous affect coronavirus...
Written by Hester Kelly, Associate, Doogue + George Defence Lawyers Have you been charged for the first time? A person’s first interaction with the criminal justice system can be daunting. I once read the Magistrates’ Court described as the ‘legal...
