29Apr
2014

Self represented litigants: getting a helping hand

For non-lawyers faced with a legal problem, sometimes there is no choice but to ‘do it yourself’. But without years of training this can be an extremely difficult and stressful experience. Many cases are lost not ...

05Apr
2014

Habitual Traffic Offender declarations: is this the end as we know it?

Late last year the NSW Parliament’s Legislative Committee on Law and Safety delivered its final report on an inquiry into driver licence disqualification reform. The inquiry was to look at whether the current regime of ...

29Mar
2014

Defending drug and drink driving charges

If a person has been charged by police with drug or drink driving charge, in particular a Prescribed Concentration of Alcohol (PCA) offence or Drive with Illicit Substance in the System offence, there would seem to be little ...

23Mar
2014

An introduction: drug and drink driving offences

Some of the most popular, for want of a better word, offences heard in the Local Court are offences that involve driving and alcohol or drugs, commonly referred to as drug or drink driving charges, or DUI. Many people get ...

09Mar
2014

The importance of being on time

Whilst punctuality is a virtue that seems to be of diminished importance to many, this post is not about turning up to appointments on time. Rather, it’s about the importance of time limits when launching legal ...

23Feb
2014

Coming soon

Each week we will publish information and opinions about stories, legislation and cases of interest relevant to the areas of law Owens Lawyers can help you with.