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Increase to Age of Criminal Responsibility

Increase to Age of Criminal Responsibility

If you are 10 years old or over, you can currently be held criminally responsible in WA. The Crimes Legislation Amendment (Age of Criminal Responsibility) Bill 2019 has recently been introduced into Federal Parliament, which seeks to increase the minimum age of...
Custody Notification Service now operational in WA

Custody Notification Service now operational in WA

A Custody Notification Service is now operational in Western Australia which provides a 24-hour welfare and legal advice hotline for Aboriginal people taken into police custody. It is now a mandatory requirement for police to call the Custody Notification Service...
Bail

Bail

What is Bail? If charged with an offence in Western Australia, you have a right to have bail considered. Unless the offence is serious, a person charged with an offence by police will ordinarily be released from the police station and will receive a summons or court...
Doyle’s Guide Awards

Doyle’s Guide Awards

Kate King Legal are proud to have made the Doyle’s Guide list of Leading Criminal Defence Law Firms in Western Australia 2019. Our Principal, Kate King, has also been listed as a Recommended lawyer in the list of Leading Criminal Defence Lawyers in Western Australia...
Overhaul of WA’s fines enforcement regime: How much will it cost you?

Spent Convictions

If you are convicted of an offence it may result in you having a criminal record. A criminal record is simply a document held by police that lists all of the offences you have been convicted of (excluding parking and speeding fines). Naturally, many of our clients are...