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DTL are a firm of experienced and enthusiastic practitioners servicing all of our communities.We have a reputation for approaching even the most complex legal issues with the right balance of skill and sensitivity. We firmly believe in reaching favourable outcomes that don't cost the earth.

Sun v Chapman: carer and partner relationships in family provision claims

By |2024-01-15T15:02:35+10:00January 15th, 2024|DTL Blog|

Sun v Chapman [2022] NSWCA 132 was a decision handed down by the Supreme Court of New South Wales, Court of Appeal on 26 July 2022 that refined who is eligible to make a family provision claim against a deceased's person's estate. Background Ms Sun and Mr Chapman met in [...]

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Navigating Surrogacy In Australia

By |2024-01-15T14:58:46+10:00June 7th, 2023|DTL Blog|

The Pope of the Catholic Church may think that surrogacy is deplorable but we agree with Assistant Professor Danielle Tumminio Hansen that the Pope's views on surrogacy ignore the complexity of how surrogacy comes about, including the fact that many women who agree to be surrogates do so out of [...]

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Fresh and New Evidence in the NSW Court of Criminal Appeal – seeking acquittal on appeal

By |2023-05-11T18:20:30+10:00April 1st, 2023|Crime, DTL Blog|

In 2015, Dowson Turco's crime team was instructed by Ms Cartman (not her real name). Ms Cartman was a young high school student and had been charged with eight offences under the Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), seven of which concerned alleged sexual assaults against Ms Cartman's girlfriend. The events giving [...]

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The Kardashian/West split and child support law of Australia

By |2023-04-01T14:43:16+10:00December 9th, 2022|DTL Blog|

The Kardashian/West split and child support law of Australia The highly publicised divorce of businesswoman Kim Kardashian and rapper Kanye West (now known by his mononym 'Ye') was originally set to go to trial next month but has now reached a financial settlement. The Kardashian/West settlement includes an agreement on [...]

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The Dowson Turco Crime Team – What we do and how we can help

By |2024-01-15T14:47:47+10:00December 8th, 2022|DTL Blog|

If police want to speak to you, or you have been arrested, or have been arrested and charged, then you need advice from experienced criminal lawyers. The Dowson Turco Crime Team acts across the spectrum of crime, from serious and complex indictable matters down to summary matters in the Local [...]

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What are the coercive control laws in New South Wales?

By |2022-11-22T07:15:56+10:00November 21st, 2022|DTL Blog|

Coercive control law reform in NSW On November 16, 2022, the New South Wales Parliament passed laws to create a stand-alone offence of coercive control, making NSW the first Australian state to do so. Coercive control is a form of domestic abuse in which a person engages in patterns of [...]

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What do the affirmative sexual consent laws in NSW mean?

By |2022-11-15T19:54:53+10:00November 15th, 2022|DTL Blog|

Sexual Consent Law Reform in New South Wales The laws surrounding sexual assault have changed in New South Wales. Previously, a person engaging in a sexual act was not required to ensure the person they were having sex with gave affirmative consent (that is, consent by express action or words). [...]

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Planning for death – why you need a Will

By |2022-11-14T15:20:08+10:00November 14th, 2022|DTL Blog|

While it can be daunting to consider your death, it is an inevitable fact of life. At DTL, it is our view that there is no better time than the present to ensure that you are taking the first practical step to making a Will and preparing other related estate [...]

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Drink driving and drug driving in NSW – disqualification periods and interlock

By |2022-09-06T15:46:58+10:00August 15th, 2022|DTL Blog|

Over the last 10 years, the laws regulating drink driving in NSW have changed to incorporate the Alcohol Interlock Program, and to prohibit drug driving, and a combination of drink driving and drug driving. Most drink driving offences in NSW are subject to the Alcohol Interlock Program. The Alcohol [...]

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Mental health impairment or cognitive impairment and criminal law in New South Wales

By |2022-08-15T11:37:25+10:00August 11th, 2022|DTL Blog|

Since the Mental Health and Cognitive Impairment Forensic Provisions Act 2020 (NSW) came into force in March of 2021, replacing the Mental Health (Forensic Provisions) Act 1990 (NSW) (often referred to because of section 32 of that Act), we have acted for a number of clients who fall within [...]

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