by kkl_admin_wp | Oct 18, 2019 | News
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...
by kkl_admin_wp | Oct 8, 2019 | News
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...
by kkl_admin_wp | Oct 3, 2019 | News
The Fines, Penalties and Infringement Notices Enforcement Amendment Bill 2019 (WA) was introduced into State Parliament on 26 September 2019. This Bill transform the way that fines are enforced and recovered in Western Australia. Did you know, currently you can be...
by kkl_admin_wp | Sep 24, 2019 | News
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...
by kkl_admin_wp | Sep 6, 2019 | News
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...
by kkl_admin_wp | Aug 19, 2019 | News
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...