Latest News 2020 Christmas Office Hours Caldicott Lawyers office will be closed on the 25th of December 2020 and 1st of…Caldicott LawyersDecember 16, 2020
Latest News Appointment of Senior Counsel – Congratulations to Friends of Caldicott Lawyers We would like to wish a well deserved congratulations to friends of Caldicott Lawyers who…Caldicott LawyersDecember 7, 2020
Latest News Sentencing Discounts Applicable From 2 November 2020 On 2 November 2020, the sentencing discount regime in South Australia changed by the commencement…Emily CousinsNovember 3, 2020
Latest News Drug Diversion in South Australia With the news that two South Australian’s have been “Diverted” for drug possession and the…Jason EvittsSeptember 29, 2020
Latest News Caldicott Lawyers Named Leading Criminal Defence Law Firm – Doyles Guide 2020 The Doyles Guide 2020 rankings have been released and we are pleased to announce that…Caldicott LawyersSeptember 3, 2020
Latest News South Australia’s COVID-19 2 Year Term of Imprisonment A lot of thought has been given to consider whether the governments response in amending…Caldicott LawyersJuly 24, 2020
Latest News Changes To The Summary Offences Act 1953 With the rise of use of electronic devices and social media, there has also been…Jason EvittsJune 9, 2020
Latest News What Amounts To A Change In Circumstances To Get An Intervention Order Revoked? Under the Intervention Orders (Prevention of Abuse) Act 2009 (SA), a defendant may wish to…Caldicott LawyersMay 21, 2020
Latest News Is There Any Legal Exemption To Touching A Phone While Driving For A Ride-Share/Taxi Service? A driver must NOT use a mobile phone while the vehicle is moving or is…Caldicott LawyersMay 20, 2020
Latest News Can You Use Your Smart Watch While Driving? A driver may use a Bluetooth device provided the phone is not being held by…Caldicott LawyersMay 20, 2020
Latest News When Is A Truck Not A Truck? Heavy Vehicles & The South Eastern Freeway On 1 May 2019, legislation introduced new penalties for drivers of all trucks and buses…Caldicott LawyersMay 4, 2020
Latest News Looking After Your Mental Health During COVID-19 We are all dealing with the unprecedented times and social restrictions. There is an underlying…Jason EvittsApril 29, 2020
Latest News COVIDSafe: What You Need To Know About Your Data & The Law There has been a lot of talk about invasion of privacy and the new COVID-19…Caldicott LawyersApril 27, 2020
Latest News George Pell’s Convictions Overturned: What It Says About Australia’s Justice System The High Court decision in the matter of Cardinal George Pell has provided some much…Casey IsaacsApril 17, 2020
Latest News Can A Protected Person Under The Intervention Order Act Be Guilty Of Aiding & Abetting A Breach Of A Defendant’s Order? A person is not guilty of aiding or abetting a breach of an intervention order…Caldicott LawyersApril 7, 2020
Latest News Covid-19 – Public Health Act 2011 Implications It is important to remember at this time of uncertainty that we all have a…Caldicott LawyersMarch 25, 2020
Latest News COVID-19 SA Legal Implications (Update) The Premier of SA on 22 March, on advice, declared an Emergency for the State…Caldicott LawyersMarch 23, 2020
Latest News Coronavirus Covid-19 – Legal Implications in South Australia At a State (SA) and Federal Government (Cth) level, the COVID-19 “Coronavirus” crisis has been…Caldicott LawyersMarch 22, 2020
Latest News Drug & Drug Trafficking Offences: What You Need To Know Video Transcript I’m Craig Caldicott, a Senior Criminal Lawyer at Caldicott Lawyers. I’ve been doing…Caldicott LawyersFebruary 17, 2020
Latest News How Many Cannabis Plants Can You Have/Grow? A cannabis plant is a controlled plant for the purposes of the Controlled Substances Act…Caldicott LawyersJanuary 23, 2020
Latest News Can I Hold Onto A Moving Vehicle While Riding A Bike? Or Skateboard? No, a person must not hold onto a vehicle when travelling in or on a…Caldicott LawyersJanuary 23, 2020
Latest News Can You Be Arrested For Public Nuisance Offences (Loitering/Urinating In Public)? A police officer has the power to arrest any person whom the officer finds committing,…Caldicott LawyersJanuary 23, 2020
Latest News What Are The Consequences Of Contravening An Intervention Order By Not Going To Assessment? A person must comply with the requirement regulating the participation in the assessment or intervention…Caldicott LawyersJanuary 20, 2020
Latest News What Are The Laws Regarding Litter? In South Australia, there are different classifications of littering which carry different degrees of sanctions…Caldicott LawyersJanuary 20, 2020
Latest News Can You Increase Your Speed While Overtaking Another Driver? You can increase your speed in order to overtake another driver, only as long as…Caldicott LawyersJanuary 17, 2020
Latest News Can You Use Fireworks At A Party Without A Licence? It is illegal to personally use fireworks without holding a pyrotechnician’s licence or not under…Caldicott LawyersJanuary 16, 2020
Latest News Can You Smoke Near Children’s Playgrounds? It is illegal to smoke within 10 meters from a playground. The maximum fine is…Caldicott LawyersJanuary 16, 2020
Latest News How Many Fishing Rods and Lines Are You Permitted? Within South Australian waters, the legal limit is two devices per person. This includes both…Caldicott LawyersJanuary 16, 2020
Latest News Can You Drive With Bluetooth Headphones In That Are Connected To Your Phone/Smartwatch? Yes, you can drive with Bluetooth headphones connected to your phone or smart watch, provided…Caldicott LawyersJanuary 16, 2020
Latest News Do I Need To Wear Shoes Whilst Driving? There are no specific legislative requirements that an individual wears shoes whilst driving a car…Caldicott LawyersJanuary 16, 2020
Latest News Rules Around Driver’s Licences (L’s to P’s) Over time, we have had a number of enquiries concerning the rules around provisional licences…Caldicott LawyersJanuary 15, 2020
Latest News Can You Take Medicinal Marijuana and Drive? A driver is not permitted to drive with any illicit substance in their system. The…Caldicott LawyersJanuary 14, 2020
Latest News 4 Common Offences To Avoid During the Festive Season The festive season is generally a fun time for everybody involved with regular office parties…Caldicott LawyersDecember 18, 2019
Latest News Using Pay Pass On Your Phone At A Drive-Thru Scenario: If you’re going through a drive-thru, and want to use your pay pass on…Caldicott LawyersDecember 9, 2019
Latest News Are Animals Considered A Vehicle And Therefore Have To Comply To Road Rules? Are animals considered a vehicle and therefore have to comply to road rules? Section 11…Caldicott LawyersDecember 9, 2019
Latest News Did You Know: Unknown Bike Laws Did you know: It’s an offence to lead an animal while riding a bike, including…Caldicott LawyersDecember 9, 2019
Latest News Acting As A Spiritualist Or Medium With Intent To Defraud Section 40 Summary Offences Act (1953) states that a person who, with intent to defraud, purports…Caldicott LawyersDecember 9, 2019
Latest News Can You Have More People Than Seats In A Car If Everyone Is Wearing A Seatbelt? No. Section 265 (2) (b) of the Australian Road Rules states that a person must…Caldicott LawyersDecember 9, 2019
Latest News Can You Have An Open Alcoholic Beverage In The Car While Driving? In South Australia there is no law prohibiting the presence of an open alcoholic beverage…Caldicott LawyersDecember 2, 2019
Latest News Music Festivals: What To Do If The Police Want to Search and Question You Music festivals often have a police presence to make sure everyone has a fun and…James CaldicottSeptember 20, 2019
Latest News Caldicott Lawyers Rankings Success in Doyles Guide 2019 The Doyles Guide 2019 rankings have been released and we're pleased to say Caldicott Lawyers…Caldicott LawyersSeptember 12, 2019
Latest News Domestic Violence and Intervention Order Matters – What You Need To Know Video Transcript Domestic violence and intervention orders are matters taken VERY seriously by the Courts…Casey IsaacsSeptember 7, 2019
Latest News Arrest Tips: 7 Things To Remember If You Get Arrested Video Transcript Do you know what to do if the police want to arrest you?…James CaldicottSeptember 2, 2019
Latest News Article – Paper Convictions, Without Convictions and the Spent Convictions Act Paper Convictions, Without Convictions and the Spent Convictions Act, written by James Caldicott Going to…Caldicott LawyersJuly 11, 2019
Latest News ‘Faster’ Court System is slower than ever before 'Faster Court System is slower than ever before Published 'The Advertiser' Download articleCaldicott LawyersMay 6, 2019
Latest News Criminal Asset Confiscation Proceedings for Criminal Lawyers Advice and Negotiations INTRODUCTION – Overview Civil Proceedings – Advice Criminal Lawyers – likely to act How to…Casey IsaacsMay 6, 2019
Latest News Proposed New Laws Cracking Down on Paedophiles – Fair or Populist? As defence lawyers, we are regularly required to represent a wide nature of defendants accused…Caldicott LawyersMay 6, 2019
Latest News Article – Recidivism and Incarceration of Defendants in South Australia written by James Caldicott Recently there has been a number of commentaries on the state of recidivism and incarceration…James CaldicottMay 6, 2019
Latest News Article – Australian Defence Lawyers Association Conference – March 2017 Re: Conference – Gold Coast Recently members of this firm attended the Australian Defence Lawyers…Caldicott LawyersMay 6, 2019
Latest News Article – Criminal Asset Confiscation Legislation The Criminal Asset Confiscation Legislation has often been referred to as draconian in its intention…Casey IsaacsMay 6, 2019
Latest News Article – Running Big Trials in the District and Supreme Courts Running Big Trials in the District and Supreme Courts, written by Craig James Caldicott The…Craig CaldicottMay 6, 2019
Latest News Driving Under the Influence and PCA Charges Driving Under the Influence and PCA Charges, written by Casey Isaacs In drink driving cases,…Casey IsaacsMay 6, 2019
Latest News Article – Criminal Asset Confiscation Legislation Recent changes in the Commonwealth asset confiscation legislation The criminal asset confiscation legislation is being…Caldicott LawyersMay 6, 2019
Latest News Article – Our Take on Drugs Drug dealing is an offence. It is an offence to sell, supply or traffic drugs.…Jason EvittsMay 6, 2019
Latest News Article – High Court of Australia Appeal Judgment Recently, the High Court of Australia handed down its decision on a police appeal regarding…Casey IsaacsMay 6, 2019
Latest News Article – Criminal Law and the Migration Act We have found on a number of occasions there have been incidences where international students…Caldicott LawyersMay 6, 2019
Latest News Significant Changes to Criminal Asset Confiscation Legislation On 10 August 2018 significant changes were made to the CAC Act. Importantly, if you…Caldicott LawyersMay 6, 2019
Latest News 2 January 2019 – Recent Significant Changes to the Criminal Asset Confiscation Act – by Emily Cousins On 10 August 2018 significant changes were made to the CAC Act. Importantly, if you…Emily CousinsMay 3, 2019