A look back: Bill Potts featured as guest columnist on Gold Coast Bulletin

We recently discovered this article from our Founding Director, Bill Potts, while trawling through our archives. Article Transcription Prisoners of Past - by Bill Potts A CONVERSATION I recently had at a dinner party caused me to rethink how to approach my daily grind. The lot of a criminal lawyer is often that of a professional apologist. Every day, having read the police brief and trawled through my client's often incoherent and sometimes incredible instructions, I have to stand in front of a judge and explain the impossible. Saying sorry for the criminal sins of clients requires attention to detail, a liberal dose of under- standing,...

18 May

0 Comments

Sticky

Bill Potts comments on Aussie Rules player Daniel Lock’s penalty

Posted by Potts Lawyers

in Criminal Law & Offences

Our Founding Director and current Queensland Law Society Deputy President, Bill Potts, was interviewed by Janessa Ekert of the Cairns Post. He commented on the penalty imposed by the Queensland District Court at Cairns on Aussie Rules veteran, Daniel Lock, who plead guilty to causing grievous bodily harm. Former Queensland Law Society president & criminal lawyer Bill Potts said the result was unsurprising and it would have taken extreme gratuitous violence completely outside the play to result in a custodial sentence. He said the precedent for this type of case was set during the '80s and involved former Brisbane Lions coash...

27 April

0 Comments

Sticky

Are our Courts too lenient on Domestic Violence Offenders?

Posted by Danielle Hanson

in Criminal Law & Offences

The presence of domestic violence in Australia has never been so topical and news-worthy. Victims of domestic violence, focus groups, the community, the government, and the courts have all made it very clear that domestic violence will not be tolerated in Australia. A recent sentence handed down by the Queensland Court of Appeal (the highest court in Queensland) has generated a large amount of public attention and questions have been raised as to whether our courts are being too lenient on perpetrators of domestic violence. In the matter of R v Kelley, Mr Kelley came before the court charged with Assault Occasioning...

27 April

0 Comments

Sticky

What should I wear to court?

Posted by Cameron Browne

in Criminal Law & Offences

This is a question that can often cause people to feel a great deal of anxiety. This worry is often increased by the fact that the question often fails to arise until the very night before a person is required to attend court. So we have a situation where a person may already be stressed about the morning’s court appearance and suddenly they are struck with the query “what do I wear?” The good news is that the answer comes down to a single word “respect.” Carry yourself with dignity & show respect to the Court A Judge or Magistrate is required by law...

A look back: Bill Potts featured as guest columnist on Gold Coast Bulletin

Bill Potts comments on Aussie Rules player Daniel Lock’s penalty

Are our Courts too lenient on Domestic Violence Offenders?

What should I wear to court?

Quick Links

Quick Contact

Contact Details

sentencing Tag

A look back: Bill Potts featured as guest columnist on Gold Coast Bulletin

Bill Potts comments on Aussie Rules player Daniel Lock’s penalty

Are our Courts too lenient on Domestic Violence Offenders?

What should I wear to court?

Quick Links

Quick Contact

Contact Details