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It is a scenario any one of us could face when we least expect it and a client’s most common question. Should I be answering police questions? Whether innocent or otherwise, police may…

A 19-year-old Australian Defence Force Academy (ADFA) cadet charged with raping a female cadet in Canberra has pleaded not guilty. It is alleged Jack Toby Mitchell raped the 18-year-old woman while she was…

Nearly all of us have an online presence whether that be Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, Pinterest, and in some cases, Grindr and Tinder.  We frequently communicate with each other, for various purposes, using…

Adrian McKenna, Senior Associate at Ben Aulich & Associates, calls for reform to laws unfairly punishing drivers with cannabis in their system. The Canberra community is increasingly learning the fallacy of the ACT…

Peter Woodhouse, partner at Ben Aulich & Associates, looks at a fundamental jury question in criminal trials. I have been involved in many jury trials and I cannot think of one where a jury…

When should police pay? Tom Taylor of Ben Aulich & Associates takes a closer look at costs in criminal matters: If you or someone you know is charged with a crime in the…

Four Canberra childcare workers will face court over allegations of physical abuse on children as young as one. It is understood police are also considering laying charges of failing to report against a…

Police have been accused of conducting an “unlawful home invasion” and illegally detaining a Canberra woman twice in one day. The allegations were aired during evidence in a common assault case in the ACT Magistrates…

Drivers on Canberra’s road who are involved in accidents, and attend a hospital for treatment, whether immediately after the accident or within the six hours following, can be charged and found guilty of…

A Canberra man who pleaded guilty to importing a commercial quantity of drugs to his front door has admitted taking a banned drug weeks before being sentenced. The solicitor for Christopher Walter Thorn, 38,…