Services
Areas of Criminal Law Practice
Defending members of the community charged with any criminal offence including -
- Driving offences (including drink driving, drug driving and driving whilst disqualified, dangerous driving, causing death/grievous bodily harm by negligent/dangerous driving)
- Offences of violence (including assault, wounding, grievous bodily harm, attempted murder, murder, persistent family violence, strangulation)
- Dishonesty offences (including stealing, dishonestly acquiring a financial advantage, Centrelink/Social Security fraud)
- Drug offences (including trafficking, possession of a controlled substance/plant, selling a controlled substance/plant, cultivating a controlled plant)
- Sexual offences (including persistent sexual abuse of a young person, rape, indecent assault, posession of/production of/accessing child exploitation material, grooming with intent to procure)
- Street offences (including disorderly conduct, fail to comply with direction of a police officer, failure to leave licenced premises)
- Offences against police (including assault police, resist police, wilfully obstruct police, use abusive language)
- Applying for a Family Violence Order or a Restraint Order
- Responding to applications for Family Violence Orders or Restraint Orders
- Restricted Drivers Licence Applications
- Coronial Inquests
- Community Protection Orders (including breaches of Community Protection Orders and loitering near children)
- Breaches of Home Detention Orders / Community Corrections orders
- Firearms Licencing matters
- Representation in specialist courts, including Drug Court (CMD) and the Mental Health Diversion List
- Appeals to the Supreme Court from a decision of a Magistrate (Lower Court Appeals)
- Appeals from the Supreme Court to the Court of Criminal Appeal