Character Reference for Court
What is a Character Reference? A character reference is a letter that assists the Court in providing more of an insight into a person’s personal circumstances. It emphasises a person’s…
Raising The Age of Criminal Responsibility
Slades and Parsons wish to express disappointment in the Victorian Government’s recent departure from their prior commitment to raise the age of criminal responsibility. In 2023 the Government had pledged…
Preparing To Go To Prison
Get Your Affairs In Order Consider the following steps if you are preparing to go to prison: Advise your Closest People Giving people the chance to process the news that…
Police Searches in Victoria
Police Searches in Victoria Understanding your rights during police searches in Victoria is crucial for safeguarding your freedoms and ensuring proper legal processes are followed. Police have the authority to…
Victoria Firearms and Control of Weapons (Machetes) Amendment Bill 2024
Victoria Firearms and Control of Weapons (Machetes) Amendment Bill 2024 The majority of the Firearms and Control of Weapons (Machetes) Amendment Bill 2024 (Vic) focuses on expanding the authority of…
Victoria’s New Non-fatal Strangulation Laws
Two New Strangulation Offences Effective from 13th October 2024, the Crimes Act 1958 (Vic) will include two additional offences. The offence of non-fatal strangulation involves the intentional act by an…
How to Prepare for a WebEx Court Hearing
As we move away from pandemic restrictions and lockdowns, we’ve begun to slowly live with and adjust to Covid-19 as part of our daily lives. This has meant that the…
Patrick W. Dwyer
Slades and Parsons acquired the Practice of Patrick W Dwyer Criminal Law in October 2019, shortly after his tragic passing. Patrick’s practice was located on High Street, Northcote. Slades and…
Criminal Lawyers Servicing Northcote
Northcote Criminal Lawyers – Slades & Parsons and Patrick W. Dwyer In October of 2019, we acquired the practice of Patrick W. Dwyer Barristers and Solicitors in Northcote after…
Coronavirus – Penalties and Prohibitions
*This article has been written in accordance with the restrictions and laws in place as at 26 March 2020. In these unprecedented times, we find ourselves overwhelmed with information on…