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Criminal Defence Lawyers Australia | Australia | 3 Sep 2023
What is Voluntary and Involuntary Manslaughter?
Involuntary manslaughter is where death is caused by an act caused by an unlawful and dangerous act, or criminal negligence. In comparison, voluntary…
Sydney Criminal Lawyers | Australia | 22 Feb 2023
Should Parents Who Unintentionally Leave Children to Die in Hot Cars Be Charged with Involuntary Manslaughter?
A Sydney man won’t be charged over the death of his 3-year old son who he left in a hot, closed car all day. While social media has gone into…
Sydney Criminal Lawyers | Australia | 20 Feb 2023
What Is Voluntary Manslaughter?
In 2010, a street-based sex worker named Patricia Mary Butler was solicited by a client named Brendan Potter on the corner of Bourke and William…
Sydney Criminal Lawyers | Australia | 14 Feb 2023
Manslaughter of an Australian Citizen or Resident Overseas
Manslaughter of an Australian citizen or resident overseas is an offence under section 115.2 of the Criminal Code Act 1995 (Cth) which carries a…
Sydney Criminal Lawyers | Australia | 6 Feb 2023
The Offence of Involuntary Manslaughter Under New South Wales Law
Hollywood movie star Alec Baldwin has been charged with involuntary manslaughter over the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the…
Criminal Defence Lawyers Australia | Australia | 19 Sep 2022
Is Intoxication a Defence to Murder and Manslaughter?
Intoxication can be taken into account in determining whether an accused person facing a murder charge had the specific intention necessary to cause…
Sydney Criminal Lawyers | Australia | 12 Aug 2022
Corrective Services Officers Strike Over Upgrading of Charges Against Colleague
More than 5,000 New South Wales Corrective Services officers are on a 24-hour strike in protest over the upgrading of a colleague’s charges from…
DWF LLP | Australia | 31 Mar 2022
First successful industrial manslaughter prosecution against an individual
Following on from our previous article about this case, Jeffrey Owen was last Friday convicted and sentenced after a four day jury trial to five…
Clayton Utz | Australia | 8 Jul 2021
Industrial manslaughter: ACT worksite deaths soon punishable with extended imprisonment and significant fines
On 24 June 2021, the ACT Minister for Industrial Relations and Workplace Safety, Mick Gentleman introduced the Work Health and Safety Amendment Bill…
Sydney Criminal Lawyers | Australia | 18 May 2021
What is Vehicular Manslaughter?
A range of criminal offences may apply in situations where a driver causes the death of another person.…
