The Situation: We defended a client charged with his fifth offence of disqualified driving who was facing a period of 18 months imprisonment. The Result: A win for our client. We obtained a sentence of immediate parole. As every case is different, the cases...
The Situation: It is very rare to have a case dismissed by a judge without even having a chance to go to trial. Often this is threatened by lawyers, but rarely does it happen. On 29 April 2014, Russell Leneham, an Accredited Specialist in Succession Law (Wills...
The Situation: We appeared in the Supreme Court to argue a case involving a handwritten document that had some appearance of being a will. The person who wrote the document was a barrister who retired in 2004 and passed away in 2014. Section 18 of...
The Situation: We appeared in the Magistrates Court representing a 34 year old woman pleading guilty to four social security offences that were committed at various times, from 2002 to 2012, involving a sum in excess of $55,000. The circumstances were quite...
The Situation: We appeared on behalf of a defendant in the District Court. It was only a mention of an originating application but our client was anxious to have the proceedings brought to an end as soon as possible. We adopted the view that proceedings should...
