Duress
Duress is a complete defence to all criminal charges. Duress is a complicated area of the law and difficult defence to raise. If you intend to rely on the defence of duress our criminal lawyers can advise you on the intricacies of the defence to give you the best chance of raising it successfully. What…
Necessity
Necessity is a complete defence to all criminal charges. Necessity is a complicated area of the law and difficult defence to raise. If you intend to rely on the defence of necessity, our criminal lawyers can advise you on the intricacies of the defence to give you the best chance of raising it successfully. What…
Self Defence
Self-defence is the most well-known of all the criminal offences. Our criminal lawyers are experts in raising this defence in Local Court, District Court and Supreme Court trials. Whether murder or a common assault, we are across the intricacies of the law. Our criminal lawyers ensure that our clients are properly advised on this type…
Honest Mistake
Honest and reasonable mistake is a defence that our criminal lawyers often use to beat charges where the is not required to prove that our clients’ intended to commit the crime. What is honest and reasonable mistake of fact? An honest and reasonable mistake of fact is very literal. An honest and reasonable mistake of…
Intoxication
Intoxication is not a complete defence except in very limited circumstances. It is a defence to certain parts of criminal offences which if not proved can result in not guilty verdicts. Intoxication as a defence is a complicated area of the law and difficult defence to raise. Our experienced criminal lawyers can assist you raise…
Claim of Right
Our criminal lawyers are experts at raising the defence of claim of right. Claim of right is a complete defence to stealing (larceny). It also includes any offence that involves stealing as an element, for example robbery. What is a claim of right? You will have a claim of right where you possess a genuine…
Police Pursuit (Skye’s Law)
Despite its seriousness, Skye’s law is an offence we can often beat where identification is an issue or where a driver is not aware that they are being followed by the police. Police will also often accept a plea of guilty to a lesser offence such as drive in a manner dangerous and withdraw the…