At Clarity Law our main focus is providing legal advice and representation to clients charged with committing an assault. An assault charge can result in quite harsh penalties from the courts and the prospect of a criminal conviction preventing a person from travelling overseas or obtaining work.

There has been and remains a hardening attitude to assaults by the Queensland courts. Where once the court would have merely imposed a fine they are more likely now to impose a jail sentence. The courts have continued to state that they will be increasing penalties for violence to act as a deterrence. You need a lawyer and a law firm with extensive experience with assault charges.

A drug charge in Queensland is dealt with very seriously in the courts.  There are a wide variety of drug offences ranging from simple possession to more serious charges such as producing dangerous drugs and trafficking.  The seriousness of a drug charge depends on the drug involved, the amount of the drug and whether a person was merely possessing drugs or had an intention of selling those drugs.  

The government has separated drugs into 2 different classifications being schedule 1 drugs and schedule 2 drugs.  Schedule 1 drugs are considered the most serious category of drugs.

Stealing is the term used to describe a broad range of offences in Queensland and includes the term “theft” which is widely used in other legal systems.  The definition of stealing is broad enough to include many different situations from shoplifting to stealing from an employer.   You should always seek legal representation for a stealing charge as the consequences, including the recording of a conviction, is potentially so severe and can have a serious and ongoing effect on your future. 

The term “fraud” covers a broad range of behaviours that fall outside the narrower offence of stealing but are nevertheless designed to deprive someone else of their property, or some interest therein. The common thread that ties these behaviours together is that they are done “dishonestly.”