ASSAULT LAWYERS EASTERN SUBURBS
Assault Lawyers Eastern Suburbs has a proven track record of success in all types of assault charges.
If you have been charged with an Assault related offence, it is essential you consult with an experienced criminal lawyer to help you guarantee the most favourable outcome for your case. Assault Lawyers Eastern Suburbs has a group of Specialised Criminal Lawyers that can help provide the best legal advice for your Assault matter.
Our team offer both a FREE consultation and FIXED Fees for any clients who have assault related proceeding before the court.
Call NOW on 0434 856 436 for a free consultation with a specialist assault lawyer.
Below is a list of the most commonly charged assault offences.
- Common Assault
- Assault occasioning actual bodily harm
- Intentionally causing grievous bodily harm
- Recklessly causing grievous bodily harm
- Reckless Wounding
- Assault police.
Common Assault
What is a Common Assault?
Common assault offence is an act where a person apprehends immediate and unlawful violence towards another person without consent. This does not require actual physical contact.
Examples of common assault:
- Spitting at another person, whether or not contact is made,
- Striking another person without causing significant injury,
- Threatening to hurt another person,
- Throwing an item at another person whether or not contact is made,
- Raising a fist towards a person as though to hit that person,
- Physically restraining someone against their will.
Local Court Penalty
A common assault is an offence under section 61 of the Crimes Act 1900 and has a maximum penalty of 2 years imprisonment and or $5500 fine.
What the prosecution must prove:
To be convicted of a common assault charge, the prosecution must prove each of the following elements beyond a reasonable doubt:
- You struck, touched or applied force, or threatened another person with immediate violence.
- The act was done intentionally or recklessly.
- Without consent.
- Without lawful excuse.
Possible defences for Common assault
Possible defences to a common assault charge include but are not limited to:
- Duress
- Necessity
- Self Defence
When proceeding to sentence the court can impose various penalties for the offence of common assault based on a range of factors. These penalties include:
- A fine
- Section 10;
- Conditional Release Order (with or without proceeding to Conviction);
- Community Correction Order;
- Intensive Correction Order;
- Full-Time Imprisonment.
Why should you choose Assault Lawyers Eastern Suburbs
If you have been charged with common assault, it is essential you consult with an experienced criminal lawyer to help you guarantee the most favourable outcome for your case. Assault Lawyers Eastern Suburbs have a group of Criminal Lawyers that can help provide the best legal advice for common assault matters in Eastern Suburbs.
Call NOW on 0434 856 436 for a free consultation with a specialist assault lawyer.
Assault occasioning actual bodily harm offences and Penalties
What is the offence of Assault occasioning actual bodily harm
The offence of Assault occasioning actual bodily harm is a serious offence. The maximum penalty for this type of offence is 7 years imprisonment.
We recommend you speak to one of our experienced Assault Lawyers immediately after being charged with Assault occasioning actual bodily harm. It is important to understand the seriousness of this offence. Our team will fight to have your charges withdrawn or possibly negotiate the charges so that you are dealt with leniently.
Examples of Assault occasioning actual bodily harm offences:
- A black eye
- A deep scratch
- A bruise
Local/District court penalties for the offence of Assault occasioning actual bodily harm:
Assault occasioning actual bodily harm is an offence under section 59 of the Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) and has a maximum penalty of 2 years imprisonment and or $5500 fine in the local court. In the District court the maximum penalty is 5 years imprisonment.
Assault occasioning actual bodily harm in company is an offence and has a maximum penalty of 2 years imprisonment and or $5500 fine in the local court. In the District court the maximum penalty is 7 years imprisonment.
What the prosecution must prove:
- you acted in a way that caused another person to fear immediate and unlawful personal
- you touched another person without their consent
- you acted intentionally or recklessly
- that you caused an injury or injuries amounting to actual bodily harm.
Possible defences:
- Duress
- Necessity
- Self Defence
- Lawful correction
When proceeding to sentence the court can impose various penalties for the offence of common assault based on a range of factors. These penalties include:
- A fine
- Section 10;
- Conditional Release Order (with or without proceeding to Conviction);
- Community Correction Order;
- Intensive Correction Order;
- Full-Time Imprisonment.
Why should you choose Assault Lawyers Eastern Suburbs
If you have been charged with Assault occasioning actual bodily harm, it is essential you consult with an experienced criminal lawyer to help you guarantee the most favourable outcome for your case. Assault Lawyers Eastern Suburbs have a group of Criminal Lawyers that can help provide the best legal advice for your Assault occasioning actual bodily harm matters in Eastern Suburbs.
Call NOW on 0434 856 436 for a free consultation with a specialist assault lawyer.
Intentionally causing grievous bodily harm
What is the offence of Intentionally causing grievous bodily harm?
Intentionally causing Grievous Bodily Harm (GBH) or wounding another person is where the intentional acts of the accused have left the victim with serious injury or serious wounding. It carries a maximum penalty of 25 years imprisonment.
What is wounding?
Wounding is defined as an injury that results in the breaking of the skin. An example of wounding is a cut to the lip.
Reckless wounding does not require the accused to have had the intention to cause grievous bodily harm.
What is grievous bodily harm (GBH)?
Grievous bodily harm (GBH) is defined as a serious injury including permanent or serious disfigurement. An example of GBH is the breaking of a bone.
Examples of Intentionally causing grievous bodily harm offence
- Stabbing someone with a knife
- Punching someone causing brain damage
- Skull fracture
- Slapping someone that result in cutting of the skin requiring screws and plates.
Penalty
The offence of inflicting grievous bodily harm with intent is an extremely serious charge and is an offence under section 33 of the Crimes Act 1900 (NSW). It carries a maximum penalty of 25 years imprisonment.
What the prosecution must prove:
To be convicted of this offence, the prosecution must prove each of the following elements beyond a reasonable doubt:
- You caused a person to sustain an injury
- The act was done intentionally or recklessly.
- Without consent.
- Without lawful excuse.
Possible defences for Intentionally causing grievous bodily harm include but are not limited to:
- Duress
- Necessity
- Self Defence
Why should you choose Assault Lawyers Eastern Suburbs
If you have been charged with Intentionally causing grievous bodily harm offence, it is essential you consult with an experienced criminal lawyer to help you guarantee the most favourable outcome for your case. Assault Lawyers Eastern Suburbs have a group of Criminal Lawyers that can help provide the best legal advice for your Intentionally causing grievous bodily harm matter in Eastern Suburbs.
Call NOW on 0434 856 436 for a free consultation with a specialist assault lawyer.
Recklessly causing Grievous bodily harm offences/ Wounding offences and Penalties
Assault Lawyers Eastern Suburbs has a proven track record of success in all types of assault charges.
If you have been charged with an Assault related offence, it is essential you consult with Assault Lawyers Eastern Suburbs help you guarantee the most favourable outcome for your case. Assault Lawyers Eastern Suburbs has a group of Specialised Criminal Lawyers that can help provide the best legal advice for your Assault matter.
Our team offer both a FREE consultation and FIXED Fees for any clients who have assault related proceeding before the court.
Call NOW on 0434 856 436 for a free consultation with a specialist assault lawyer.
What is the offence of Recklessly causing Grievous bodily harm offences/ Wounding
Wounding is defined as an injury that results in the breaking of the skin. An example of wounding is a cut to the lip.
Reckless wounding does not require the accused to have had the intention to cause grievous bodily harm.
Grievous bodily harm (GBH) is defined as a serious injury including permanent or serious disfigurement. An example of GBH is the breaking of a bone.
For the action to be considered reckless, the offender would have to have committed an offence where it was likely that the conduct could have cause Grievous Bodily Harm, but the offender continued with there actions regardless.
Examples of reckless grievous bodily harm offence
- Punching someone in the face causing injury to the jaw
- Stabbing someone (without causing death)
What the prosecution must prove:
To be convicted of a reckless grievous bodily harm the prosecution must prove beyond a reasonable doubt:
- You wounded another person that causes breaking of the skin.
- The act was done recklessly as to causing actual bodily harm.
Possible defences for Recklessly causing Grievous bodily harm offences/ Wounding
- Self defence
- You did not intend to cause grievous bodily harm.
- Duress
- Necessity
Penalties:
The offence of Reckless Wounding is an offence prosecuted under Section 35(4) of the Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) and carries a maximum penalty of 7 years in prison with a standard non-parole period of 3 years.
The offence of Reckless Wounding in company is an offence prosecuted under Section 35(3) of the Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) and carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison with a standard non-parole period of 4 years.
The offence of Reckless infliction of grievous bodily harm is an offence prosecuted under Section 35(2) of the Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) and carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison with a standard non-parole period of 4 years.
The offence of Reckless infliction of grievous bodily harm in company is an offence prosecuted under Section 35(1) of the Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) and carries a maximum penalty of 14 years in prison with a standard non-parole period of 5 years.
The offence of Wound or inflict grievous bodily harm with intent to cause grievous bodily harm or resist arrest is an offence prosecuted under Section 35(1)-2) of the Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) and carries a maximum penalty of 25 years in prison with a standard non-parole period of 7 years.
Why should you choose Assault Lawyers Eastern Suburbs
If you have been charged with Recklessly causing Grievous bodily harm offences/ Wounding offences, it is essential you consult with an experienced criminal lawyer to help you guarantee the most favourable outcome for your case. Assault Lawyers Eastern Suburbs have a group of Criminal Lawyers that can help provide the best legal advice for Intentionally causing grievous bodily harm matter in Eastern Suburbs. It is important to understand the seriousness of this offence. Our team will fight to have your charges withdrawn or possibly negotiate the charges so that you are dealt with leniently.