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What are the coercive control laws in New South Wales?

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 behaviour that infringe on the […]

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Another win for the DTL criminal law team

DTL is celebrating another win in the criminal courts after our client successfully defended 7 of 8 serious assault charges following a hearing the Children’s Court of NSW and an appeal in the District Court of NSW. The Department of the Office of Public Prosecutions brought the charges following a NSW Police Force investigation and