When a person is convicted of an offence, whether it is a serious or relatively minor offence, the effect on their life can be profound. Even after serving… Read More »Will a Conviction Be Recorded Against Me?
It didn’t take the Toowoomba District Court jury for its deliberation to acquit a man that has caused grievous bodily harm towards a colleague at work by punching… Read More »Man Acquitted After Pub Brawl
Trying to resolve complaints against 1,500 police outside Queensland for the G20 is next to impossible While there will a number of New Zealand and Interstate police sent to boost… Read More »G20 Police outside Queensland to Be Exempted from Local Investigations
Parking tickets create an enormous amount of frustration for drivers but there appears to be an increasing number of them being successfully overturned. If you have been issued… Read More »Fighting the Meter
The death of Charlotte Dawson earlier this year placed the spotlight back on cyberbullying and the devastating effects that this behaviour can have on a person’s life. If… Read More »Is Your Child being Bullied Online?
Following an apology to the people of Queensland, Premier Campbell Newman announced changes to several controversial policy decisions. On Monday, Premier Newman made the announcement that the uniform… Read More »Bikie Prison Segregation to End
Brothers William Garnett Phillips and Leigh Garnett Phillips have been jailed after a Supreme Court Trial in Brisbane relating to an array of offences relating to a drug… Read More »Brothers Jailed For Dealing Heroin
More than six months since the Vicious Lawless Association Disestablishment Act was passed on 16 October 2013, police report gang numbers falling by 25%. Approximately 30 members from… Read More »Bikie Numbers Fall
It’s the end of the financial year. And we all know that such an occasion demands one thing, a massive party. Well, perhaps not. But whether dancing away… Read More »This Party is “Out-of-control”
In most circumstances where a conviction is not recorded, the decision would not normally be available publicly online. Almost all convictions that are not recorded are convictions that… Read More »Conviction Recorded
Where a person is questioned whilst under the influence of drugs or alcohol, the court may choose to disregard any of the evidence that was obtained through improper,… Read More »Confessions Under The Influence
Due to a variety of reasons, persons charged with an offence will often seek to be granted bail. It may be that bail will allow a defendant to… Read More »Making Bail
An individual selected to perform jury service has been ruled ineligible to serve by the Supreme Court. The individual was selected on a jury panel during the current… Read More »Jury Duty – Court Rules Juror With Hearing Impairment Ineligible to Serve
The Queensland Attorney-General Jarrod Bleijie and the Minister for Police, Fire and Emergency Services Jack Dempsey announced a state parliamentary inquiry into crime in Queensland in a joint… Read More »Parliamentary Inquiry into Queensland Crime
Criminal Lawyers Brisbane at Bosscher Lawyers was proud to continue its tradition of supporting high achieving students by presenting and sponsoring awards at the Queensland University of Technology… Read More »Bosscher Lawyers Proud to Support QUT Faculty of Law
The Queensland Government has continued its overhaul of Queensland criminal law, adding to an already substantive lists of changes. The changes, announced by the Attorney-General Jarrod Bleijie last… Read More »Criminal Law Overhaul Continues
Double Jeopardy Reform In 2007 the Queensland Government passed reforms on the defence of double jeopardy. The Criminal Code (Double Jeopardy) Amendment Act 2007 amended the Criminal Code,… Read More »Double Jeopardy Reform
Bosscher Lawyers solicitor Tim Meehan and barrister Angus Edwards have successfully argued for the exclusion of evidence identifying Wade Anthony Bartz as being present during an armed robbery… Read More »Facebook ID Excluded – Charges Against Bartz Dropped
Arthur Borg, 51, an IT worker employed by the Queensland Department of Education was sentenced to 18 months after pleading guilty to four charges of using the internet… Read More »IT Worker Sentenced Over Online Chat Session
A speeding ticket is one of the most commonly issued traffic infringements. Depending on your circumstances, a ticket could mean some trouble at home and an annoying fine,… Read More »Fighting the Ticket