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Hopetoun Lawyers | Expert Solicitors

If you have a court case coming up in Hopetoun soon, or just need some good legal advice about your circumstances, call one of our lawyers now for a no-obligation, confidential chat.

We have affordable specialists for all types of legal cases in Hopetoun and surrounding areas, including:

Hopetoun Magistrates Court

Advice Before Court

We recommend booking a 1 hour conference with your Hopetoun lawyer before going to court. You will get expert advice on what you should do, the likely outcome and any preparation you need to do beforehand. You will also get a fixed quote on the cost for you to be represented in Hopetoun Magistrates Court on the day.

Court Lawyers

If you prefer, you can meet your lawyer at Hopetoun Magistrates Court without the need for a conference beforehand. Some examples of when this will suit you are adjournments, simple pleas or when your case is listed for directions from the court (not a final hearing). And if you are not on bail, you may not even need to attend.

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Community Protection and Sentencing (Vic)
Community Protection and Sentencing (Vic)
When a court imposes a sentencing order on an offender, it may do so for any one or more of five sentencing purposes. These are rehabilitation, punishment, denunciation, deterrence and community protection and they are set out in Section 5 of the Sentencing Act 1991. Which of these principles is given primacy and which are…
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Rehabilitation and Sentencing (Vic)
Rehabilitation and Sentencing (Vic)
When a court makes a sentencing order, it must consider the purpose for which the sentence is being imposed. A sentence can be imposed for one or more of five purposes. These are deterrence, punishment, denunciation, community protection and rehabilitation and they are set out in Section 5 of the Sentencing Act 1991. Courts may impose sentences…
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Contracts With Minors (Vic)
Contracts With Minors (Vic)
For a contract to be valid, all parties must have contractual capacity. Certain classes of people do not have the capacity to contract. For example, a person who has a mental disorder that means they are unable to understand the nature of the contract, lacks contractual capacity. Persons under the age of 18 have a…
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Cardinal Pell Was Sentenced Today
Cardinal Pell Was Sentenced Today
Cardinal George Pell was  sentenced today by the Victorian County Court for historical child sex offences. He received a total effective sentence of six years imprisonment with a non-parole period of three years and eight months. The offences occurred in St Patrick’s Cathedral in Melbourne in 1996 and 1997 and the victims were two 13-year-old…
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