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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
The Victorian parliament has implemented a spent convictions scheme with the recent introduction of the Spent Convictions Act 2021 (‘The Act’). The scheme implements a number of ways in which…
Case Overview On Friday, September 13, 2024, the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court granted our client’s application to have his conviction from over a decade ago declared spent under Section 19 of…
Our client, charged with Trafficking Drugs of Dependence in a Commercial Quantity, Handling Stolen Goods and Dealing with Proceeds of Crime, had been remanded in custody following an unsuccessful bail…
The spread of the Covid-19 virus has been such that it seems inevitable that at some point, an infected person will be remanded in custody and an outbreak in…
The Coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic is an ever-evolving issue for not only our community but the world. Measures to protect our country are rapidly increasing as new confirmed cases of COVID-19 continue…
*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…