Visit our website for legal information and your options. Popular topics include: The fastest way to get help from us is to look for legal answers or use our online chat. Dribbin & Brown Criminal Lawyers has represented clients in legal aid funding in relation to murder, manslaughter, armed robbery, assault, sexual offences, punitive damages, bail applications, drug offences, firearms offences, Centrelink fraud and white-collar crime. As a certified member of Legal Aid Panel 1, we have the right to assist clients with the most serious crimes in Victoria. Not all lawyers are authorized to do this work on behalf of legal aid. Victoria Legal Aid is a government-funded service that provides funding to lawyers to represent clients who cannot afford to pay for a criminal defence lawyer themselves. Our reputation has been built on providing practical and cost-effective legal services to our valued clients for over 50 years. Call 1300-792-387 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on weekdays for free information and help on the law. You can also contact us in your language. Different tests apply to district courts and the Supreme Court, and you should contact Dribbin & Brown directly for more information. The consideration of the merits of a plea of not guilty is as follows.
The lawyer conducting the case must be satisfied that “the person has a reasonable prospect of acquittal on the basis of the most serious charge or charges and that a conviction is likely to result in a prison sentence”. The second part of the test is the “means test”. The resource test is much more complicated, and more information on when the resource test is met is available here on the Legal Aid website. If you are in court and want to know if you qualify for legal aid, you can call our office to make an appointment with a lawyer to assess your case. In the juvenile court, there is no “means test” and the merit test is much easier to meet, so that legal aid funding is often much more accessible in that jurisdiction. The examination of the merits of an admission of guilt is as follows. The lawyer in charge of the case must be satisfied that “a conviction is likely to result in an immediate custodial sentence”. If the lawyer is not satisfied with this, he cannot apply for legal aid on behalf of the client. If counsel is not satisfied with the above test, counsel may not recommend a plea of not guilty on behalf of the client.
Depending on availability, a chat window will appear Monday to Friday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. When a person applies for legal aid in the Magistrates` Court, there is a two-step test. The first part of the review is whether the case meets the “merits test”. Unfortunately, many people are not eligible for legal aid. Guidelines for determining who passes the legal aid test have recently become stricter. Different criteria apply to different audiences. We have 15 offices in metropolitan Victoria and the Victoria area. We also offer services in many courts, courts and other locations throughout Victoria. Dribbin & Brown Criminal Lawyers represents clients in a private capacity and, in certain circumstances, in connection with legal aid financing.
We have criminal law firms in Frankston, Dandenong, Geelong, Ballarat, Geelong, Werribee, Ringwood, Moorabbin and Melbourne CBD. COVID-19 mandatory vaccinations and work COVID-19 and unable to work COVID-19 and fines restrictions at the Victorian border.
