The Western Australian legal process for juveniles is multifaceted, to be sure. All members of the justice team who work with children must have a ‘child-focused’ mindset, and consider the harm the victim suffered. The child alleged offender’s age also plays an important role.
Cross-examination is an essential skill every lawyer needs to be successful. It is a vital method to extract the truth or place reasonable doubt in a case. Contrary to what many believe, attacking the enemy is not a goal of cross-examination.
Indecent assault is defined in Western Australia as unwanted touching, attempted touching, or threat to touch someone else’s body sexually without consent against an adult victim. Examples include kissing or inappropriately touching someone’s breasts, buttocks, or genitals. The goal is typically sexual arousal or gratification. However, failing to achieve the goal is insufficient to overlook…
Heading to trial can be a nerve-wracking experience for even the calmest and most composed among us. While nervousness can make you uncomfortable, it does not control your words or actions. Through the last decade, we have utilized several non-binding concepts that may be useful to self-represented litigants and lawyers themselves.
It is easy to mix up legal terms, especially when they appear to have similar meanings. However, knowing the difference between legal terms is helpful.
The law places limits on acceptable behaviour towards others, whether they are family members, acquaintances, or total strangers. A person who breaches a restraining order, whether interim or final, can expect consequences that are on par with criminal actions.
In Western Australia, persons convicted of sexual offences must be placed on a registry known as the Community Protection Offender Register or simply the Register. The registry is governed under The Community Protection (Offender Reporting) Act 2004.
It can be challenging to divide some of the points of law, especially when defining terms. Additionally, it is common for people to mix up terms and phrases that seem similar.
So many legal terms are casually used and interchanged that it is difficult to define many of these phrases. An example of this would be the terms murder and manslaughter. You may have heard both terms, but do you know the difference? The Definitions of Murder and Manslaughter Murder is defined as the deliberate killing…
Many Western Australian driving offences are not court matters. Lesser violations receive consequences of fines or demerits. However, some offences are so significant the authorities cannot dismiss them with light consequences. This is where losing the ability to drive for the rest of your life legally comes into the situation.