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At Gallant Law, we always try to remove the complexity of the legal system for clients. Please feel free to read some articles on the legal areas we specialise in and our Director, Lauren Cassimatis’s, experiences sitting on the Victoria Legal Aid Summary and Indictable Crime panels.
Impact A Criminal Conviction Can Have On Your Life
When people are accused of a crime, they worry about the punishment they might receive. Many first-time offenders are relieved when they receive a criminal conviction but no sentence, yet a...
Can Police Access Your Social Media Posts?
Social media platforms allow people to stay in touch, connect with people and businesses that they share common interests with, share their business information with, find information, or express...
Compassionate Criminal Lawyers
Compassionate, clear and dedicated. Are these the words that come to mind when you think of a criminal lawyer? Lauren Cassimatis, our principal director, set out to build Gallant Law on these three...
Getting Legal Help for Family Violence
With people staying at home more than usual to slow the spread of COVID19, there may be an increased risk of experiencing family violence or abuse. What is family violence? Emotional abuse,...
How does a jury decide whether or not someone is guilty?
How does a jury decide whether or not someone is guilty? It’s a huge question. How can 12 strangers determine the outcome of someone’s case, and how their life will look? Ultimately in each case...
What does the ‘new normal’ look like for working parents?
Let’s face it, this pandemic has been tough on many – and working parents are no exception! At Criminal Law Mums we know that parenting in 2020 has been beyond challenging. The pressure to somehow...
Top 5 tips for parents working from home during COVID-19
It’s hard enough balancing work and parenthood at the best of times. So how do we do it during a global pandemic? At Criminal Law Mums we don’t pretend to have the answers. In fact, we’re not even...
Top 3 support services for prison dischargees rehabilitating during COVID-19
Did you know that 43.7% of Victorian prisoners released during 2015–16 returned to prison within two years? With such a high rate of recidivism, our team at Gallant Law strongly believes that...
Your right to silence – when to speak to police
What would you do if you were arrested and taken into police custody? Few of us have stopped to consider this scenario apart from to hope it never happens. But at Gallant Law, we believe that...
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