Nicole Byrne

As we celebrate International Women’s Day, we at O’Brien Solicitors would like to recognise the incredible contributions of women to the legal profession and beyond. In recent years, the legal field has made substantial advances towards gender equality.  However, women in the legal profession continue to face barriers to advancement, such as unconscious bias, lack

The United Nations Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (UNSPT) intended to visit Australia since October, 2022 but just cancelled the visit for the second time. Remarkably, this cancellation means Australia joins Rwanda as the only countries to have visits cancelled by the UN’s torture prevention body. The purpose of the visit was to assess Australia’s

The legal system in Australia is divided into two main branches: civil law and criminal law. In this article we shall explore the differences between Civil vs Criminal Law in Australia How Civil Law handles disputes between individuals and organisations Civil law handles disputes between individuals or organisations. These disputes can cover a wide range

What is Mobile Drug Testing? Mobile drug testing (MDT) is a method used by law enforcement to detect the presence of drugs in a person’s system during a traffic stop or at a random breath testing (RBT) site. How does an MDT work? During a traffic stop or at a random breath testing (RBT) site,