by Galbally Parker | Sep 30, 2022
Technically, ‘criminal lawyer’ is a broad term that covers both criminal solicitors and criminal barristers. However, when most people think of a criminal lawyer, they think about a criminal solicitor, as opposed to a criminal barrister. Criminal solicitors work...
by Galbally Parker | Aug 23, 2022
This year’s Doyle’s Guide has been released and we are thrilled that, for the fourth year running, we have been voted a Leading Criminal Law Firm in Victoria. Our Principal, Ruth Parker, has also been named as a Leading Criminal Lawyer in Victoria. We are...
by Galbally Parker | Jul 19, 2022
Authored by Thomas Bell, Senior Associate at Galbally Parker Lawyers Over the past ten years or so, the Victorian Government of the day has slowly, but surely, passed laws that restrict the sentencing discretion of judges and magistrates. In 2014, the ‘one-punch’...
by Galbally Parker | Jul 5, 2022
As of 1 July 2022, the final phase of the spent conviction scheme came into effect. This allows individuals with serious convictions, who have completed the relevant ‘conviction free period’, to apply to the Magistrates’ Court to have the conviction...
by Galbally Parker | Feb 18, 2022
If you have a loved one experiencing quarantine in custody, or you are preparing to go into custody, you will be wondering about quarantine for prisoners in Victoria. We have heard countless stories of confused messaging regarding quarantine for prisoners, differing...
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...
