When you walk into a police station to report a crime, you are placing your trust in the one institution that is supposed to protect you. Most officers honour that trust. However, when one of those police officers abuses it, the law in New South Wales gives survivors a way to hold not just the […]
NSW Sex Crimes Detective Sexually Abuses Teenage Victim of Sexual Assault Read More »
Historical child sexual abuse in Western Australia: In August 2024, our firm commenced civil proceedings in the District Court of Western Australia on behalf of our client Ms Cynthia Winawarl. Cynthia was a survivor of child abuse during the 1950s and 1960s. As an Aboriginal child, Cynthia was taken from her home by the State
NSW Police Bail Checks: The Law Enforcement Conduct Commission (LECC) has called for urgent changes to police bail checks. Its April 2025 report recommends police stop entering homes without a court order. O’Brien Criminal & Civil Solicitors backed the call. We shared the story of one family’s ordeal during one of these NSW Police Bail
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A fight is currently being waged on the battlegrounds of university campuses across our nation, and the broader world: a fight for freedom of speech in Australia and for democracy. This fight is not a new one, but it is increasing in its ferocity, as universities are enforcing policies, at a rate never seen before,
