by Galbally Parker | Mar 17, 2017
Most people have never been in a situation where a loved one is held in custody and they must assist to prepare a Bail Application on their behalf. Often, when a person is first introduced into custody, they are held in ‘Police Custody’, either in the Melbourne...
by Galbally Parker | Mar 17, 2017
In the case of Re Application for Bail by Swain [2017] VSC 55, the Accused was charged with a number of offences including a breach of a family violence intervention order. The issue that arose before the Supreme Court was the definition of violence pursuant to...
by Galbally Parker | Feb 28, 2017
For all those practitioners who utilise our website for up to date legal information, please be advised that there are now new practice notes in effect for the relevant Courts and Jurisdictions: Magistrates’ Court of Victoria – Fast Tracking of Family Violence...
by Galbally Parker | Dec 7, 2015
New gun laws are being rolled out as of this month to address the increase in public shootings and proliferation of firearms in the community. The following excerpt has been taken from the Premier’s Media Release on these reforms. New laws to help police remove...
by Galbally Parker | Dec 7, 2015
An article from The Age reports that the number of women in custody is rising, which is a trend we have noticed as interlinked with reforms in Parole laws and the ice epidemic. As can be seen in this excerpt from the article published on 6th December 2015. There is a...
by Galbally Parker | Jul 31, 2015
The criminal law is a hard area to get into and a difficult area to maintain. Kelly McKay has earned her place. And as an impressive up and coming barrister and a original members of the new David Ross Chambers, by far the funkiest criminal law chambers in the legal...
