by Galbally Parker | Jan 10, 2022
What is a Community Corrections Order (CCO)? A community corrections order (‘CCO’) is an order that allows you to serve your sentence in the community. In the hierarchy of sentencing options available to a Judge or Magistrate, a Community Corrections Order is a more...
by Galbally Parker | Jan 3, 2022
Diversion is a process by which a person charged with a relatively low-level offence can avoid a criminal record by going through the Diversion Program. This program requires you to take responsibility for the offending but does not thereafter impose any criminal...
by Galbally Parker | Dec 27, 2021
If you are a person of interest to police or have been charged with a crime, chances are that they will want your fingerprints and DNA. Over the past few years, their power to take these from you has increased. Here is what you need to know courtesy of our criminal...
by Galbally Parker | Dec 20, 2021
When you are paying a professional to represent you, you deserve the best from them. However, it is worth pointing out that, at times, there will be factors outside of your criminal defence lawyer’s control which may affect your matter. The following is a guide to...
by Galbally Parker | Dec 13, 2021
The most anxious people we encounter in our practice as criminal defence lawyers are often not the client. They are the parents of the client, who have been contacted by Police out of the blue. This experience is particularly distressing if the client is a child or...
