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What’s wrong with affirmative consent laws NSW? Affirmative consent has changed the law in relation to sexual assaults and what wasn’t a sexual assault prior
Drug Supply Prohibition Order (DSPO) gives police new search powers in NSW NSW Police have received radical new powers that allow officers to search the
First-time drug supply charges and sentencing Guidelines First-time drug supply charges are serious charges that will require experienced legal defence. If you are arrested and
Covid-19 Fraud: Criminal lawyer says courts are seeing an increase in prosecutions of fraudulent applications made for cash payments during lockdown Criminal lawyers say the
Sentencing submission helps man avoid imprisonment for criminal proceeds offence A Sydney man charged with four counts of dealing with criminal proceeds with a total
Criminal lawyers to fight fines of $5,000 for Covid-19 lockdown breaches 14 August 2021 With on-the-spot fines of up to $5000 for individuals and businesses
Man wins appeal for murder sentence with mental illness defence
Man wins appeal for murder slashing prison time due to mental illness defence. A Sydney man won an appeal of his sentence for murder, having
Rape charges withdrawn after SMS proves innocence
Man falsely accused of rape walks free after SMS obtained from complainants phone proves innocence. After being accused of rape by the woman he loved,
Gaol avoided for firearms offence
Steven Mercael secures bail for a victim of shooting arrested for a firearms offence Suffering mental health issues following a shooting, a Sydney man was
No conviction for Negligent Driving
Steven Mercael obtains no conviction for nurse charged with Negligent driving occasioning bodily harm A Sydney nurse received no conviction for a charge of Negligent
Man charged with Supply Large Commercial Quantity avoids prison.
Supply Large Commercial Quantity of Prohibited Drug charge downgraded and prison avoided for Sydney man caught with a 10 kilograms of methylamphetamine in the boot
OneFour rapper Dahcell ‘Celly’ Ramos has two sentences quashed
OneFour rapper Dahcell ‘Celly’ Ramos has two sentences quashed, slashing his non-parole period Criminal lawyer Steven Mercael represented core member of Sydney’s rap group OneFour, rapper
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