Jun 8, 2020 | Uncategorised
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 guilt will be dependent on the facts, but there is a standard of proof... 
Jun 8, 2020 | Uncategorised
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 balance being a good parent, employee and spouse has never been so... 
May 4, 2020 | Uncategorised
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 sure that there are any concrete answers – just a big pile of unknowns...May 4, 2020 | Uncategorised
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 effective rehabilitative services for prison dischargees are just as... 
Mar 24, 2020 | Uncategorised
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 everyone should be aware of their individual rights – including those... 
Mar 24, 2020 | Uncategorised
At first glance, there seems to be something inherently heroic about the power to issue a citizen’s arrest. A citizen’s arrest allows any one of us to arrest a person we find committing an offence to stop the offence from continuing or ensure the offender...