ACLG News & Cases

Deng Adut speaks with Gary Jubelin Earlier this month 2017 NSW Australian of the year, Criminal lawyer and Australian Criminal Law Group Founding Partner Deng Adut spoke with Gary Jubelin on his I Catch Killers with Gary Jubelin podcast. In the first of this two-part podcast, Deng speaks about the trauma he experienced being taken away

Weekly update: Sydney lawyers successful in section 14 applications Australian Criminal Law Group have had a run of successful section 14 applications covering a wide range of criminal offences. Section 14 is a mental health order under the Mental Health and Cognitive Impairment Forensic Provisions Act 2020 that diverts people out of the criminal system

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 to June 2022 may be one now. The new laws mean that affirmative consent must be obtained before sexual intercourse or touching takes place. Affirmative consent means permission needs to

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 homes and cars of anyone who has been convicted of drug supply in the past 10 years without a search warrant. The Pilot Drug Supply Prohibition Order (DSPO) was passed

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 charged with first-time drug supply charges, you could be facing time in prison. While first-time offenders may receive some leniency in sentencing when they choose to plead guilty, it isn’t

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 number of people being charged with fraud offences related to Covid-19 payments, such as JobSaver, JobKeeper and JobSeeker, is increasing. NSW Police have formed task forces to investigate rorting of