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- How not to lose your driver’s licenceThe three Queensland drink driving bands, what each one costs in disqualification and penalty units, and the planning that keeps you clear of all three.17 February 2025
- How not to lose your licence: the arithmeticA standard drink is 10g of alcohol, but the glass in front of you may hold two of them. How BAC actually works, with worked examples and clearance times.13 February 2025
- Restrained after a coercive control charge, without a guilty findingChapter 29A lets a court restrain your conduct after a coercive control charge whatever the verdict, on the balance of probabilities. Why that matters.21 January 2025
- Economic abuse and the coercive control offenceEconomic abuse can form part of the coercive control offence in Queensland. The definition turns on three undefined words, and that is a real problem.15 October 2024
- Careless driving offences in QueenslandCareless driving under section 83 of TORUM, how the court applies the reasonable driver test, the penalties and when disqualification is possible.1 October 2024
- Elizabeth Main, partnerElizabeth Main has been promoted to partner at TWC Lawyers. A note on her practice in criminal defence, traffic and drink driving, and domestic violence.24 September 2024
- Samuel Hwang, partnerSamuel Hwang has been promoted to partner at TWC Lawyers. A note on his criminal defence practice across the Queensland and New South Wales courts.23 September 2024
- Yasmin Elabbasi joins the Southport officeYasmin Elabbasi joined the TWC Lawyers Southport office as a law clerk in 2024 while completing a Bachelor of Laws at Southern Cross University.22 September 2024
- A new paralegal at SouthportA 2024 note welcoming a paralegal and NAATI certified translator to the TWC Lawyers Southport office, with an interest in criminal law and litigation.22 September 2024
- Charlotte Edwards joins the Southport officeCharlotte Edwards joined the TWC Lawyers Southport office as a law clerk in 2024, bringing five years of experience in criminal defence and migration work.21 September 2024
- A new law clerk in BrisbaneA 2024 note welcoming a law clerk to the TWC Lawyers Brisbane office, with four years of experience across crime, traffic, domestic violence and property.20 September 2024
- Documenting a property settlement, and why it mattersA verbal property agreement is not a settlement. Consent orders and binding financial agreements, what each gives you, and the time limits that apply.4 August 2024
- Can you refuse a breath test in Queensland?Refusing a breath test is an offence under the Transport Operations (Road Use Management) Act 1995. The penalties, and the rare exceptions that apply.10 July 2024
- What counts as domestic violence for coercive control?The six categories of domestic violence used by Queensland’s coercive control offence, what each covers, and where the definitions are dangerously broad.10 June 2024
- Understanding Queensland’s coercive control offenceThe coercive control offence began 26 May 2025 with a 14 year maximum. The four elements the prosecution must prove, and the definitions still unclear.17 May 2024
- Queensland coercive control laws: a drafting problemQueensland criminalised coercive control on 26 May 2025. The aim is sound. The drafting captures a lot of ordinary conduct. Where it goes wrong.11 March 2024
- How alibis work in QueenslandHow alibi evidence works in Queensland criminal matters, what a Form 48 notice of alibi must contain, the 14 day deadline, and what happens if you miss it.21 December 2023
- What happens to pets in a separationSince 10 June 2025 the Family Law Act deals with companion animals directly. The factors a court must consider, and why mediation still resolves it faster.29 October 2023
- What is the difference between murder and manslaughter?Manslaughter is defined as an unlawful killing that is not murder. What section 302 requires, why intent is the dividing line, and how sentencing differs.3 October 2023
- The clock that keeps running after you separateYou have 12 months after divorce, or 2 years after a de facto relationship ends, to bring a property claim. What that exposure means, and how to end it.22 August 2023
- Bail in Queensland: the fundamentalsWhat bail is, when police can grant it, how a bail application works in the court and why a failed first application creates problems for you later.20 August 2023
- Does pleading guilty reduce your sentence?A Queensland court must take a guilty plea into account under section 13, but need not reduce the sentence. Timing, and what you are really admitting.20 July 2023
- Do you need a gun licence for a gel blaster?Queensland does not licence gel blasters, but you still need a reasonable excuse. The usage rules, the penalties and why crossing a border matters.17 May 2023
- Can you consent to being assaulted?Consent sits inside the definition of assault in section 245 of the Criminal Code. Here is how express and implied consent work, and where the limits are.2 May 2023
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