From Our Desk
Insights from the Fisher Dore team. Here you can read our announcements and results, updates on the law, and opinions on current affairs.

Thinking about drink driving this silly season? Think again!
Drink Driving accounts for more than a fifth of all lives lost on Queensland roads. In Queensland, Learner and P

Ankle Monitoring for Domestic Violence Offenders
Ankle Monitoring for Domestic Violence Offenders GPS Monitoring of offenders has been utilised in Queensland for decades. However, a 2017

The Importance of Immediately Commencing a Claim following a Motor Vehicle Accident
In our experience, medical and allied health practitioners consider that immediate and consistent treatment and, in particular, rehabilitative treatment, is

‘Jack’s Law’ Expands Knife Crime Legislation
The Queensland Government have introduced an expansion to the 2022 knife crime law,1 that maintains the objective of reducing the

Queensland’s New Consent Laws: Redefining rape and the offence of ‘Stealthing’
Queensland introduced significant reforms to its sexual consent laws, aiming to modernise and provide clarity on what constitutes consensual sex.

Bridging a cultural and linguistic gap in a criminal case
Fisher Dore’s Ms Jiabei Qi represented a client charged with Recklessly Endangering Serious Harm with Aggravation in the Katherine Local

Preliminary Complaint Evidence
In a criminal trial in relation to a criminal offence of a sexual nature and domestic violence offences, evidence of

A good year for legal recognition
Fisher Dore has celebrated a remarkable year of award winning recognition. Fisher Dore has celebrated a remarkable year of recognition,

Nick Dore ranked ‘Leading Criminal Lawyer Australia’ again
Doyle’s Guide recognise Nick Dore as a 2024 Leading Criminal Lawyer for Australia After being recognised for the eighth year

Income Protection Insurance and Disability Insurance Claims
Income protection insurance, disability insurance and compensation lawyers to support you Have you suffered an injury, become ill or developed

Adverse Comments Letters for Commonwealth Parole
It’s often assumed that federal offenders will automatically be released on parole at the end of their non-parole period, especially

Schoolies – a ‘brush up’ on what constitutes criminal offending in Queensland
Counting down the days until school is done and the celebrations begin… As the end of another year approaches, it’s
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