Criminal Lawyers Perth

Perth Court Procedures - Post Lockdown February 2021
The latest advice from the Court is that for the period 5-14 February 2021 you are NOT Permitted to enter the court unless:

1. you are required to do so for a listed matter or you have an involvement in the proceedings;
2. you require face to ...

WA Courts During COVID-19 Lockdown
As of yesterday evening, His Honour Chief Justice Quinlan advises: "All trials and substantive in-person hearings listed during the week beginning 1 February 2021 in the affected regions (Perth, Peel, South-West) will be vacated, unless alternative arrangements ...

WA - Covid-19 Full Lockdown
At 6:00pm (Australian WST) today, Perth Metro area, Peel district and South-West WA will go into full lockdown until 6:00pm Friday after a security guard contracted the virus while working at the Sheraton hotel in Perth. The source is believed to be a person who recen...

The Rule of Law is Broken in America

Wednesday January 6th 2021 was a turning point in U.S. history. Pro-Trump supporters, protesting the November 2020 Presidential election result stormed the U.S. Capitol. Ironically the U.S Capitol is regarded by Americans as the American Seat of Democracy en...

BRERETON REPORT INTO WAR CRIMES

The findings of the Brereton Report into war crimes allegedly committed by Australian Defence Force (ADF) personnel in Afghanistan between 2005 and 2016 are contemptible.

The findings are that 39 Afghanis were allegedly murdered by some 25 ADF and Special Air Ser...

Why have the police charged me?

It starts when someone (the complainant) reports you to police for something you have said or done which meets the legal test for an offence. Client’s will often ask: “where’s the evidence?” What the complainant has to say about your behaviour is their evidence. ...

Character Evidence in Court

Clients who for the first time in their life find themselves accused of a serious crime often ask whether there good character can be used in court to show that they are good people and couldn’t have done the crime. The short answer is yes. The fact that they have no...

Beware of Park Benches-potential crime scene

Park benches around the World are becoming hot beds of crime.

In April this year, London’s Metropolitan Police arrested a woman for “mentally exercising” while sitting on a park bench. Her being out in the open was against strict Covid-19 lockdown r...

Arrest of Pregnant Anti Lockdown Ballarat Protest Organiser
It is alleged that Zoe-Lee Buhler 28, through her Facebook page encouraged people to protest against lockdowns in her State of Victoria which has the highest rate of Covid-19 infections and presumably resultant deaths in all of Australia...