Knowledge base
Guides & answers
Clear, practical answers to the questions people ask us most: about charges, bail, police interviews, sentencing and appeals in New South Wales. General information, written plainly. Not a substitute for advice on your matter.
- 01 Solicitor, barrister, Senior Counsel: who actually defends you, and how to choose Who does what, who briefs whom, and the questions worth asking before you hand over your defence.
- 02 Just been charged with a criminal offence in NSW? What happens next The steps between a charge and a court date, and the decisions that matter most in the first 48 hours.
- 03 Police want to interview you: your right to silence in NSW What you must tell police, what you don't have to, and why 'just explaining' is so often a mistake.
- 04 How bail works in NSW, and what to do if you're refused The unacceptable-risk test, 'show cause' offences, and why a refusal is rarely the end.
- 05 Section 10: how to avoid a criminal conviction in NSW How a court can find the offence proven yet record no conviction, and how to earn that outcome.
- 06 How criminal appeals work in NSW From Local Court appeals to the Court of Criminal Appeal, grounds, courts, and the deadlines you can't miss.
- 07 Your first day at the Local Court: what to expect What to wear, when to arrive, what a 'mention' actually is, and how to start well.
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