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 conduct searches under specific…
What is the main objective of criminal law?
Criminal law aims to identify, acknowledge, punish and educate the greater community and would-be offenders about the consequences of their actions through the criminal justice system. The five key purposes…
Indictable Offences
What is an Indictable Offence? Under the Crimes Act 1958, an ‘indictable offence’ covers a range of offences, including: theft drug offences armed robbery murder rape Generally, if you are…
Diversion Hearings
If you have no prior criminal history and have been charged with a low-level criminal offence, your lawyer may be able to negotiate with the Police Informant or Prosecutor at…
Criminal Diversion Program
The Criminal Diversion Program is available across all Magistrates Courts in Victoria. It is not available when police charge you with an offence that can be punished by a minimum…
Breach of Family Violence Safety Notice
Charges of aggravated burglary when a Family Violence Safety Notice is in place: Slades & Parsons successfully defends client Issuing of Family Violence Safety Notice Police charged our client with…
Arson sentencing and mental health
Arson charges for $100,000 in property damages Slades & Parsons solicitor Mr Louis Dean represented a person charged with arson. Police charged our client after they caused over $100,000 of…
Criminal Proceedings – Race Betting
Our Associate Solicitor, Nick Tehan, defended Mr JA regarding race betting. The matter took place in the Harness Racing Victoria Appeals and Disciplinary Board in December 2015. Police had charged…