Peter Mullen, Author at Baker Love Lawyers Newcastle

July 27, 2022
By Peter Mullen
Commercial & Business Law, Criminal & Traffic Law
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Share Market Manipulation

Trader Pleads Guilty to Pump & Dump in Historic Case A share trader who ran an illegal pump and dump scheme has pleaded guilty to market manipulation following an investigation by ASIC. The guilty pleas were entered by 40- year-old Gabriel Govinda at Melbourne Magistrate’s Court in June. The term pump and dump refers to […]

New Sexual Consent Laws Take Effect in NSW

New sexual consent laws came into force in NSW on 1 June. Consent in relation to sexual offences is now governed by Part 3, Division 10, Subdivision 1A of the Crimes Act 1900. The new subdivision applies to the offences of ‘sexual act’, ‘sexual touching’ and ‘sexual assault’ (and their aggravated versions). The subdivision sets […]

Tougher Penalties for Assaults on Frontline Workers

The NSW Government has announced reforms designed to better protect frontline workers. People who assault frontline health workers, correctional and youth justice officers and emergency services staff and volunteers will face tougher penalties under new offences the government intends to legislate by the middle of this year. The government will implement all of the recommendations […]

NSW Criminalises Acts Resulting in Loss of Unborn Child

New South Wales has become the first state in Australia to create a standalone criminal offence for causing the death of an unborn child. Previously, the loss of an unborn child was considered part of the grievous bodily harm caused to the pregnant woman. There was no separate offence relating to the loss of a […]

February 24, 2022
By Peter Mullen
Employment Law
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Landmark – Employee v Contractor High Court Decision

On 9 February 2022, the High Court handed down two important decisions regarding the distinction between employees and contractors which represent a significant shift in the law. The cases were ZG Operations Australia Pty Ltd v Jamsek and Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union (CFMMEU) v Personnel Contracting Pty Ltd. In the case of […]

NSW To Criminalise Coercive Control

One woman every 9 days and 1 man every 29 days is killed in Australia by a current or formerpartner. It is because of alarming statistics like this that the NSW Government has announced it will makecoercive control a criminal offence as part of the response to recommendations from the Joint SelectCommittee on Coercive Control. […]

High Court Confirms Jurisdictional Limit Not a Factor in Determining Sentence

On 10 November 2021, the High Court handed down an interesting decision in the case of Park v The Queen [2021] HCA 37 where it rejected the argument that a jurisdictional limit is a matter required to be taken into account in determining the appropriate sentence for an offence. The appeal concerned the correct interpretation […]

Australian Govt Announces Landmark Privacy Reforms

The Federal government has announced landmark reforms to privacy laws designed to protect people’s online privacy and data and ensure that Australia’s privacy laws remain fit for purpose in the digital age. On 25 October 2021, Attorney-General Michaelia Cash released a consultation paper and draft legislation – the Privacy Legislation Amendment (Enhancing Online Privacy and […]

Media Outlets Considered Publishers of Third-Party Posts

In what is being heralded as a landmark decision, the High Court of Australia has confirmed that media outlets are potentially liable as publishers of defamatory comments posted on social media platforms by third-party users. On 8 September 2021, the High Court dismissed appeals from three of Australia’s largest media companies concerning whether, by posting […]

Good Behaviour Licences

If you are an unrestricted licence holder (full licence holder) and you are suspended from driving for incurring too many demerit points, you do not have the option of appealing the suspension at Court. This can be a difficult and stressful situation for people especially if they need their licence for work. You may, however, […]

Author: Peter Mullen

Share Market Manipulation

New Sexual Consent Laws Take Effect in NSW

Tougher Penalties for Assaults on Frontline Workers

NSW Criminalises Acts Resulting in Loss of Unborn Child

Landmark – Employee v Contractor High Court Decision

NSW To Criminalise Coercive Control

High Court Confirms Jurisdictional Limit Not a Factor in Determining Sentence

Australian Govt Announces Landmark Privacy Reforms

Media Outlets Considered Publishers of Third-Party Posts

Good Behaviour Licences

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