In recent weeks, the County Court witnessed a surge of media attention as Australia saw its first conviction under the forced marriage law, enacted ten years ago. This law came into sharp focus when Sakina Muhammad Jan, an Afghan refugee and a mother of five, was prosecuted for coercing her 21-year-old daughter into a tragic...Read More

Recently, U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump fell victim to an assassination attempt during his speech in Pennsylvania. The bullets barely missed his head, leaving him wounded in the ear. Today I thought I’d take this opportunity to discuss the Victorian gun laws with you all. To own a firearm in Victoria, there are three things...Read More

Recently, the world had their eyes locked on the U.S. The failed assassination attempt of Donald Trump, Joe Biden’s withdrawal from the presidential run, tension has only been going higher leading up to the ultimate showdown—the 2024 presidential election. American voters will be casting their votes on the 5th of December. Given the recent focus on the...Read More

Recently, a post in a Melbourne Facebook group has offered drivers the chance to pay $500 or more the offload demerit points onto a stranger. While it may sound appealing to some, a short and straightforward answer is that it is an offence in Australia to do this. Depending on where you live and what...Read More

What happens in the courtroom during a family violence intervention order hearing depends on how the respondent chooses to respond to the intervention order. When facing an intervention order, respondents have various options. They can agree to the order by accepting without admission or contesting it. Alternatively, they may request an undertaking from the applicant....Read More

Many of us might wonder why challenging an intervention order isn’t resolved in one swift hearing with the magistrate. It seems like multiple hearings could be time-consuming and inefficient. While that might seem practical in terms of time, legally, there are steps that must be taken before the matter can proceed to a contested hearing....Read More

We often encounter situations where a victim reports a matter to the police involving their spouse, parent, or child. However, after cooling down, they may not want further prosecution against them. So, what should the victim do in this instance? This scenario is commonly seen in intervention orders and family violence-related criminal matters. In such...Read More

Today, we will have a discuss about whether an IVO will affect your job and how long does an intervention order last. Just to refresh everyone’s memory, an Intervention Order is a court order designed to protect a person from another person’s harmful behaviour. This could be due to violence, threats, harassment, property damage, or...Read More

We get asked a lot what’s difference between conviction, non-conviction, proven dismissal and diversion. Relevantly they’re all to do with how an outcome in a criminal court is or is not recorded. A lot of people get confused because non-convictions proven dismissals still show up in your police certificate. The reason for that is because...Read More

Foreword In 2013 in Australia, Mr. E suffered from spinal cord compression due to a cervical herniated disc. As a result, he had to undergo cervical spine surgery. Prior to the incident, between 2012 to 2019 he had worked as a plasterer and a carpenter. Mr. E believed that his previous job interfered with the...Read More