Answering Police Questions

March 13, 2015rights,police questioning,false or misleading information,evidence,police questionsBlog

Some people believe that the allegations against them are all a misunderstanding or that police…

by Robertson O'Gorman

Animal Cruelty Charge Dismissed

November 12, 2014animal crueltyBlog

On 2 October 2014 the Brisbane Magistrates Court dismissed a charge of animal cruelty against our…

by Robertson O'Gorman

Blue Card Applications

August 20, 2014blue card,queensland civil and administrative tribunal,qcat,Commissioner for Children and Young People and Child GuardianBlog

We acted on behalf of “CON” who was the applicant to a QCAT application for the review of a…

by Robertson O'Gorman

WHAT IF WE ARE WRONG? THE RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH PREVENTIVE JUSTICE

July 31, 2014preventative justice,rehabilitation,VLAD act,VLAD,Child Protection (Offender Reporting) Act 2004,police powers and responsibilities act,vicious lawless associates disestablishment act,justice,child protection,police powers,justice rehabilitationBlog

On 29 July 2014 I attended a lecture delivered by Professor Lucia Zedner FBA Law Fellow, Corpus…

by Robertson O'Gorman

One Punch Legislation

June 13, 2014alcohol,violence,cowardly punch,unlawful striking causing death,drugs,one punch legislation,unlawful strikingBlog

On 6 June 2014, Queensland Premier Campbell Newman introduced the Safe Night Out Legislation…

by Ignition Creative

Destruction of Evidence

May 21, 2014evidence,criminal code,destruction of evidenceBlog

We are often asked about what rights flow for individuals with respect to their personal property…

by Robertson O'Gorman

Drug Trafficking

April 11, 2014drugs,dangerous drugs,trafficking,cartel,drugs misuse actBlog,Criminal Law

There seems to be an ever growing number of young people in our community being charged with the…

by Ignition Creative

Transgender Rights in Criminal Law

April 9, 2014transgender,Anti-Discrimination Commission Queensland,anti-discrimintation,lgbtiq,discrimination,anti-discrimination actBlog

There are particular practices that the police must employ when they are interacting with members…

by Robertson O'Gorman

Queensland Law Handbook

March 27, 2014traffic offences,caxton legal centre,queensland law handbookBlog

The 12th edition of the Queensland Legal Handbook is available from the Caxton Legal Centre…

by Dan Rogers

Anti-Bikie Legislation - Update

March 17, 2014bikies,anti-bikie legislation,vicious lawless associates disestablishment act,legalwise conference,VLAD,anti-bikie,VLAD actBlog

The following seminar paper is extracted from the attached material below.  See the full article…

by Terry O'Gorman