Bail Lawyers & Solicitors

After an online video of a fight in Pyrmont went viral, our client was charged with the assaults of a number of young girls on Mardi Gras night.

Our client’s co-accused had applied for bail at Central Local Court on 9 March 2021. Mr. Adam Ly, our Principal, appeared for our client at court that same day, seeking an adjournment of the proceedings to 23 March 2021 to allow us time to properly prepare a bail application.

After the meticulous preparation of the case, Mr. Ly appeared on 23 March 2021 at Central Local Court to apply for bail before Magistrate Sheils. It was a difficult application, the shocking video of the alleged assaults being played repeatedly.

Magistrate Sheils, being convinced with Mr. Ly’s submissions, determined that bail should be granted on strict conditions.

An amazing result for our client.

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Our client was charged with importing 142kg of MDMA. A charge that carries possible life imprisonment. The “show cause” bail application was heard before Magistrate Freund in May 2018.

It was alleged that our client played a role in a criminal syndicate to import the drugs from the Netherlands. Our client strongly denied the allegations. He was in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Our Principal Adam Ly instructed Senior Counsel in applying for bail. It was clear that the prosecution case against our client was not a strong one. Our client had no criminal history and agreed to surrender his passport. A large surety was also offered by his parents.

Strict conditional bail was granted.

Our client will fight the charges at trial in the Sydney District Court, probably sometime in 2019.

Court: Downing Centre Local Court

Magistrate: Deputy Chief Magistrate Mottley

Facts:
Our client was initially charged of wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm, carrying a maximum term of imprisonment of 25 years.

We appeared before Magistrate Schurr at Central Local Court in December 2017, where we applied for bail. Ms. Schurr refused bail on this occasion, citing the strength of the prosecution case based on the facts, and the serious nature of the charge.

Joe from our office got to work immediately, gathering evidence from witnesses that would prove to weaken the prosecution case, particularly in relation to the charge carrying a maximum of 25 years imprisonment. Statements were obtained from witnesses that suggested that the injuries caused without the requisite intent.

We appeared again at Central Local Court and applied for bail on a second occasion, about 3 months later. This time Magistrate Schurr was presented with alternative versions of events by other witnesses, casting doubt on the prosecution case and the intent of our client.

Bail was granted. Under strict conditions.

After tough negotiations, about 6 months later, our client pleaded guilty to a lessor charge of Reckless Wounding, the matter staying in the Local Court for sentencing.

Our client was sentenced to 3 months in jail. This was backdated to the period between 13 November 2017 to 5 February 2018.

He was not required to spend another day in gaol.

Our client was charged with serious offences of Supplying a Large Commercial Quantity of Prohibited Drug (approximately 2kg).His bail application in Burwood Local Court was refused.

We proceeded to the Supreme Court of NSW, where another application for bail was made on his behalf in June 2012.

After a 2 day hearing, our client was granted strict conditional bail. Our team successfully argued the following points:

1. It would be not for another 12-18 months that our client’s case would go to trial, and if bail refused, he would have to wait this long in jail for his case to be heard.
2. Despite the seriousness of the charge, there was no suggestion that he would leave the country or flee to avoid facing these charges.
3. He had strong community ties and his family all in Australia.
4. The prosecution case was a weak one, and there was some chance of him being acquitted of the charges.

Our client is now free to properly prepare his case and challenge the charges that have been put against him

Our client was charged with ‘deemed’ supply of 9 grams heroin while he was on parole for another offence.

Our client had an extensive criminal history and was previously incarcerated for personal violence offences.

Our senior criminal lawyers argued that the significant delay in the proceedings warranted bail being granted citing a numerous case law to support the argument.

The court agreed and granted bail to our client on strict bail conditions.

The great work and preparation of the bail application ensured that the magistrate’s ‘hands were tired’ and he had no option but to grant bail.

Our client was charged with the serious indictable offence of kidnap and the assault of his estranged girlfriend.

Despite facing a serious indictable charge that carries a penalty of 14 years imprisonment, 3 charges for common assault increasing the maximum penalty to 21 years imprisonment, and having no presumption in favour of bail we were determined to fight for our client.

We advised him to apply for bail in the local court due to the considerable weaknesses we found in the prosecution’s case.

We fiercely argued that the evidence of injury to the victim was absent and at best inconsistent with the allegations against our client.

We disputed critical facts in the prosecution’s case, arguing against the victim being detained against her will and that the victim was freely accompanying our client without attempting to escape.

Our team of criminal lawyers researched every possible flaw in the prosecution’s case which we successfully argued to the court.

Instead of finding himself in remand custody for an unknown period, our client has been able to remain at liberty and employed while he awaits trial – at which we will vigorously defend his innocence.

Our client was charged with supply prohibited drug (Commercial Quantity). He was found in a vehicle with a commercial quantity of ecstacy.

Adam of our office appeared at Central Local Court in January 2015, before Magistrate Mabbutt. After providing evidence of a substantial surety, submissions relating to the strength of the prosecution case, evidence of compelling subjective matters that supported the argument for bail, Magistrate Mabbutt granted bail.

Whilst the conditions were very onerous, the application was made on the strongest terms.

Our client is now a free man to properly prepare his defence.

Our client was charged with alleged fraud of more than $120,000.

She was not an Australian citizen, only visiting Australia on a visitors visa.

The prosecution argued that our client was a flight risk and should not be given bail, as an unacceptable risk of flight.

We argued that our client’s passport would be surrendered and a substantial surety could be lodged, in cash, to ensure her attendance at court for the defended proceedings.

We attacked the prosecution case for its weaknesses, which were many.

Magistrate Andrews at Central Local Court granted bail with strict conditions.

Our client was charged with reckless wounding, following an altercation with her partner, resulting in the infliction of a knife wound on his arm.

The case appeared before Burwood Local Court before Magistrate Stapleton.

The prosecution strongly opposed bail. We submitted that, whilst there were unacceptable risks that our client may contact the victim, be a danger to the community, and may have an incentive to flee, strong bail conditions would mitigate those risks.

Magistrate Stapleton agreed with us, and granted bail with conditions that she not contact the alleged victim, surety be deposited, and reporting conditions to the nearest police station.

Our client remains free to defend the charges.

Our client was charged with accessory after the fact to murder. It was alleged that our client was complicit in hiding the body of a victim of an alleged murder. Our client in this matter sought bail as the trial process could be a lengthy one.

This matter was heard before Magistrate Williams at Parramatta Children’s Court, due to the seriousness of the alleged crime, it was likely that a bail application could be denied leaving our client in custody awaiting trial.

The police in this matter were relying heavily on telephone intercepts and are yet to find the body of the deceased.

Our client denied the charged, the matter proceeded for bail application, the solicitor was able to successfully argue that the police case against our client was weak and strict bail conditions could mitigate any bail concerns that the court had.

Based off of the submissions made by our solicitor in court, Magistrate Williams deemed that our client was not an unacceptable risk and granted bail to our client.

A fantastic result for our client who was extremely happy.