Character Reference for Court
What is a Character Reference? A character reference is a letter that assists the Court in providing more of an…
Falsely Nominating Another Driver – VIC
Falsely Nominating Another Driver – VIC In Victoria, traffic infringements are a common occurrence, with penalties designed to promote safety…
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…
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…
Police Searches in Victoria
Police Searches in Victoria Understanding your rights during police searches in Victoria is crucial for safeguarding your freedoms and ensuring…
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)…
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…
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…
Patrick W. Dwyer
Slades and Parsons acquired the Practice of Patrick W Dwyer Criminal Law in October 2019, shortly after his tragic passing.…
Criminal Lawyers Servicing Northcote
Northcote Criminal Lawyers – Slades & Parsons and Patrick W. Dwyer In October of 2019, we acquired the practice…
Spent Convictions and the The Spent Convictions Act
The Victorian parliament has implemented a spent convictions scheme with the recent introduction of the Spent Convictions Act 2021 (‘The…
What is the main objective of criminal law?
What is the main objective of criminal law? Criminal law aims to identify, acknowledge, punish and educate the greater community…