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The Consequences of Speeding in Brisbane | Traffic Offences If caught speeding, it can range from a demerit points loss to a fine. In more serious cases, you can end up with license suspensions and lose your authority to drive on the Queensland roads. First, let’s get it straight. Speeding is defined as driving over the signed speed limit, or at a speed that is not appropriate for the driving conditions such as rain, fog, traffic volume/flow. Speeding is the wrong road to tak

After studying his degree at the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) for four years, Daniel Creevey Jr was recently admitted as a solicitor at the Supreme Court of Queensland. Following in the footsteps of his father Dan Creevey Sr, the 23-year-old lawyer was appointed at Creevey Russell Lawyers. His father and aunt Clare Creevey are co-principals of the local law firm where Mr Creevey Jr worked as a law clerk in the crime and misconduct division while completing his de

A phenomenon that takes ‘standing up for yourself’ to new extremes. An inside look: self-representation in court. There’s been a mass increase in the self-represented cases in court. The main driving aspect for this increase is to avoid engaging a lawyer to assist you (due to fear of costly expense). However, as many have found, their self-representation ends up being more costly in the long run. If you have been thinking of self-representation, you may want to think again. B

Being charged with a criminal offence can be a harrowing and anxiety filled process. But just because you may have taken a wrong turn in life, or are alleged to, doesn’t mean that the consequences for that wrong turn are completely unavoidable. No matter how you came to this point - it’s how to proceed from here that will see you through. Because no matter the charge (minor or significant) the point remains that if your liberty is at stake you need to be proactive in mounting

We all know the old saying ‘you do the crime; you do the time’ however nowadays it can be more complex than that. We have all seen and heard on American tv or film the term plea bargain. But do we know exactly about the legal terms and the ins-and-outs of Australian Law? At some stage, you may either directly or indirectly be heavily involved in judicial circumstances – so it is best to stay (at least a little bit) on top of things. So, today – we discuss Plea Bargains or oth

Recently, the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare reported that 40% of convicted Australians identified as having previously received a mental illness diagnosis. And alarmingly, further studies highlighted that approximately one in five mentally ill Australians will come into contact with the criminal justice system at least once in their life. (aihw.gov.au/) For most of us, these statistics will raise many questions. Before we delve deeper, let’s brush up on the facts