Australia says YES
Today, DTL celebrated an overwhelming yes vote in favour of same sex marriage. Below are some photos from the day. Congratulations Australia.
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DTL at Parramatta Pride
On the last weekend of October 2017, Dowson Turco Lawyers (DTL) attended the annual Parramatta Pride Picnic, hosted by ACON NSW. Picnics in Parramatta Parramatta Pride is an event that our firm regularly attends because it allows us to bring legal advice to the LGBTI community in Sydney’s west. People from all walks of life came
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DTL wins two big crime cases within days of each other
Well, lots of our friends and clients heard us bragging about our wins last week. But what were they? Matter one: Possession of house-breaking implements and drugs We successfully argued the defendant’s case that he was not guilty of possessing house-breaking implements and drugs. This led the court to finding him not guilty of possessing
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Crime Prevention and Control Orders – Thought Crimes and the Evolution of Secret Soldiers
Secret soldiers In an age of terrorism, traditional military tactics fall away. Actors in the war of terror don’t necessarily wear a uniform and sometimes they don’t even subscribe to a state with a flag. Preventative Detention Orders Both the New South Wales and Commonwealth Governments have enacted laws that allow police to take a
Letter to the President of The Law Society of NSW
We recently wrote a letter to Ms Pauline Wright, President of The Law Society of NSW, voicing our support for her stance on marriage equality in Australia. We were horrified to see Ms Wright publicly criticised by marriage equality opponents and we are very concerned by the attempts by some in our profession to restrict
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Wills and the LGBTI community: Don’t leave your family vulnerable
Don’t leave your family vulnerable No-one enjoys contemplating their own death. So we put the thought of it to the back of our minds and Wills are filed under ‘Future me problems’. Yet, life can be messy and unexpected. Dowson Turco Lawyers (DTL) deals with many cases where a Will could have avoided high emotions,
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