Royal Easter Show Stabbing – Accidental or Intentional
On 11 April, a 17-year-old boy who was believed to have been working at the Sydney Royal Easter Show was stabbed to death at around 8pm near the adult carnival rides, while another 16-year-old boy suffered a leg injury and is currently in a stable condition. The NSW Ambulance Inspector reported that when the paramedics […]
Elderly women scammed $20,000 by a man posing as a bank employee
A 46-year-old man from Sydney allegedly impersonated a bank employee to scam two elderly women of a sum amounting to nearly $20,000. It was alleged that the man had called the two elderly women and informed them that their bank accounts had been hacked, went to their homes in Sydney and took the cash from […]
Case Study – Serious Multi-Vehicle Car Crash on Sydney Harbour Bridge
At around 7AM this morning, a multi-vehicle car accident on the Sydney Harbour Bridge caused significant traffic delays, with all lanes on the Bridge closed for several hours after the accident. Dashcam footage of the incident captures a black SUV driving at a high speed, merging between lanes only to swerve directly into oncoming traffic […]
Senior Criminal Lawyer, Jenny Xu, achieves a great outcome for her happy client
On 25 March 2022, Senior Criminal Lawyer, Ms Jenny Xu of Longton Legal represented our client, Yun Sen Luo, a suspended Chinese medical practitioner when the Judge presiding over his case delivered his verdict. Mr Luo was charged with manslaughter, which carries a maximum penalty of 25 years in prison for unlawfully killing a diabetic […]
Case Study – 15 year old school girl in London strip searched and suspected to have marijuana
In London, a 15-year-old Black girl was searched at her school, after her teachers suspected she smelt of marijuana. The child was told to spread her legs, buttocks and cough. To add further insult, she was menstruating at the time of the search. She was taken to the medical room and two female officers strip-searched […]
What is Insider Trading
Insider trading is the act of acquiring, disposing of or trading financial products or instruments in response to inside information or knowledge. Insider trading is not just limited to the actions of the person who initially possesses the relevant information, but also extends to any other person to whom the information may have been communicated […]
Police ADVO vs Private APVO
In NSW, the Police can take out an Apprehended Violence Order (AVO) on your behalf in the Local Court to protect you if the Police deem that there has been an domestic violence related offence that has or will be committed against you or that you are in fear of physical or mental harm by […]
Concealing Serious Indictable Offences in NSW
Introduction Brian Houston, founder of the Hillsong Church, was charged in August 2021 with an offence of concealing a child abuse offence contrary to section 316A(1) of the Crimes Act 1900. It’s been alleged that Mr Houston did not bring to the attention of the NSW Police Force information relating to the alleged sexual abuse […]
Squid Game – A Lawyer’s Analysis
Before you read the rest of the article: Here is your obligatory *Spoiler Alert!* Netflix show “Squid Game” has recently become a worldwide phenomenon, with Netflix proclaiming that it is on track to be its most popular original show ever. But unlike its fairytale stardom, the show itself is rather gruesome, as the lives of […]
Is Street Racing Illegal In NSW?
Have you ever thought about partaking in a real life Fast and Furious street race with your friends? Hopefully not! As street racing is actually illegal in New South Wales. In all seriousness, within NSW, it is an offence to participate in street racing or ‘hoon’ behaviour, such as, burnouts, doughnuts and drag racing. The […]
