Practice area
Plain-English guidance on Victorian criminal and traffic matters — including drink and drug driving charges, licence consequences, summary offences and the court process for individuals.
How to get a Victorian Proof of Age card, what ID Victorian venues accept, how digital driver licences are treated, when identification can lawfully be confiscated, and what the different kinds of fake ID actually risk.
A practical Victorian guide to character references used in the Magistrates' Court on a plea — what a useful reference contains, what to avoid, who should write one, how the Court uses references in sentencing, and clear drafting guidance for referees.
The end-to-end Victorian pathway for a criminal or traffic charge: the documents served, the first listing, bail under the Bail Act, disclosure and negotiation, guilty and contested hearings, the committal process applying from 28 December 2025, sentencing, licence consequences and appeals.
What happens after a roadside oral-fluid test, infringement notice or drug-driving charge in Victoria — presence and impairment offences, laboratory confirmation, licence consequences, medicinal cannabis, refusal offences and when urgent legal advice is required.
What happens after being charged with driving while suspended, cancelled or disqualified in Victoria — the elements, the licence record, notice and service, court process, sentencing exposure, vehicle impoundment, reinstatement and when urgent legal advice is required.
Received a drone fine, CASA notice or complaint about drone use? A practical guide to Australian drone rules, penalties, privacy issues and when to seek legal advice.
A practical Victorian guide to the diversion program — what diversion is, who is eligible, the role of police and prosecution consent, typical conditions, and the effect on your criminal record.
A plain-English Victorian guide for people contacted by police — voluntary interviews, the right to silence, legal representation, recorded interviews, common mistakes and why early advice matters.
What happens after a Victorian drink-driving charge — BAC limits, immediate suspension, infringement or court, minimum licence loss, impoundment, interlocks and relicensing.
How PSIOs protect people from prohibited behaviour and stalking outside a family relationship — who may apply, mediation, interim and final orders, conditions, duration, breach, publication restrictions, variation, appeal and rehearing.
