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I highly recommend Damien and Isha to anyone seeking a skilled, compassionate, and dedicated legal advocate. Their expertise and commitment to their clients’ well-being make them an invaluable asset in any legal matter.
Damien and Isha and everyone at Hugo Law Group THANK YOU
For a month, I struggled to find appropriate representation within the Hunter Valley. Each law firm that took our case let everything fall on deaf ears. Two days before the hearing and 3.5 hours away from their location within Sydney, Lindsay took on the case and prepared for it, represented my father, and was successful.
Lindsay was professional, diligent, responsive, and recapped each conversation with an email. To take on a case 2 days before the hearing, despite its complexities and its 3hr distance, shows what true professionalism and commitment looks like. Lindsay is a great lawyer and I highly recommend either her, or anybody from Hugo Law Group to take on criminal matters.
Great job Lindsay, you took a lot of stress of our plate and I value your work.
I would like to thank Isha and the Hugo Law Group team for everything, and highly recommend them to anyone in need of their services.
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If you are accused of a criminal offence, you need a specialist criminal lawyer in your corner. With some of the most highly regarded lawyers in Sydney, our team of criminal lawyers will provide you with comprehensive, honest and strategic advice.
Traffic Law Sydney
Hugo Law Group Sydney is committed to defending the rights of our clients and delivering exceptional legal representation. This commitment extends across different areas of expertise such as traffic law in NSW.
Being able to drive with a valid licence is important to many people for a variety of different reasons. This is why we take this area of the law seriously. With inherent knowledge of both the technical aspects of different traffic offences and the legal system more generally, we have the expertise needed to navigate this area of law.
This knowledge combines seamlessly with our compassionate approach to ensure that, in facing the prospect of losing your driver licence and having other penalties imposed, you can feel supported and understood.
As Sydney traffic law specialists, the team at Hugo Law Group are committed to defending your rights and telling your side of the story. Whether you are wanting to plead guilty or not guilty, we will be there to stand by you, guiding you through court to achieve the best result possible.
Traffic law specialists
A driver’s licence carries with it a certain level of freedom and convenience. When this is at risk of being taken away or limited, the ramifications can be quite far reaching.
On a personal level, your ability to maintain family commitments may be restricted. On a professional level, it could impact your current work or limit future employment opportunities.
As highly experienced and regarded Sydney traffic defence lawyers, the team at Hugo Law Group understands just how stressful being charged with a traffic offence can be.
During this time, engaging an experienced and knowledgeable traffic lawyer is key. A traffic law specialist from Hugo Law Group can work with you to explain the charges, the outcomes and the different avenues to pursue, whether at a sentence hearing, defended hearing or at licence appeals.
Traffic charges encompass a broad range of offences including drink and drug driving, negligent driving and driving causing death or grievous bodily harm. Each traffic charge can differ depending on the context of the situation and, as such, each charge has its own technical differences. As traffic law specialists, we can navigate these differences to mount the most effective defence possible.
With traffic law, offences can sit on different ends of the spectrum. From driver’s licence and registration offences to aggravated dangerous driving occasioning death, this area of law is incredibly vast and can be surprisingly complex.
The associated penalties also vary. In some cases, you may receive a monetary fine, in other instances, your driver licence may be disqualified. For serious offences such as negligent or culpable driving causing death or grievous bodily harm, gaol time is a serious risk.
Taking into account the particular nature of the driving offences, the potential penalties and the evidence, our team of specialist traffic lawyers will be able to help you determine the best path forward.
Another key component of traffic law is navigating court processes. In some cases, attending court isn’t required. Instead, a traffic infringement notice will be issued, resulting in an automatic loss of licence.
In other cases, you will be required to appear before a magistrate or in some rarer cases, a judge. In some instances, community corrections orders, intensive corrections orders or imprisonment may be a part of the sentencing exercise in addition to the the loss of your licence.
As our lawyers appear in courts across NSW, the ACT and WA on a daily basis, we have the experience needed to navigate the associated processes with confidence and skill.
Along with a criminal record, there are also implications for your driving record when dealing with a traffic offence. Separate from your criminal history, a driving record details your traffic history such as demerit point loss and driving offences where you were found guilty by court.
Both an individual’s criminal record and driving record can be disclosed when employers or potential employers conduct criminal record checks. This is why engaging an experienced traffic offence lawyer as soon as possible is so important.
With the ability to objectively assess the facts of the case and find the most strategic and prudent way forward, the team at Hugo Law Group has your best interests front of mind.
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The Hugo Law Group Sydney difference
Being charged with a traffic offence can be a stressful experience. Many people rely on their driver’s licence for both personal and professional reasons. The prospect of this being taken away, along with the risk gaol time in more serious cases, is naturally stressful.
The Hugo Law Group team is here to help. In providing you legal advice and representation for traffic matters, we care about defending your side of the story. Rather than viewing our clients as just another case, we take the time to carefully go through the detail of your particular charges and your personal circumstances.
In approaching our work with empathy and compassion, we understand the human aspect to being charged with a traffic offence. This is why support forms the foundation of every task we do.
With support at the heart of all interactions, you can trust that we are dedicated to achieving the best outcome possible. We will tirelessly work to provide expert representation whether you decide to plead guilty or not guilty.
By your side from the very beginning, we can work together to ensure that your side of the story is presented in the most comprehensive and strategic way possible, whether you are speaking with police, or appearing before a magistrate or judge.
In this complex area of the law, we place emphasis and value on keeping clients fully informed, whether outlining the nature of the charges, the prospects of defending the matter or the likely penalties ahead.
We understand the implications of being charged with a traffic offence and the intricacies of this area of the law. This is why we are committed to providing all clients with the kind of service they would demand if their friend or loved one was in a similar situation.
Sydney traffic law FAQs
Traffic offences such as drink driving are considered a criminal offence. Charges for drink driving will typically occur if the blood alcohol concentration (BAC) in your breath is higher than the prescribed amount.
It is important to note that the prescribed BAC amount will differ for some individuals. For example, the prescribed concentration for drivers with a full licence is 0.05 or higher whereas those driving with L Plates or P Plates are required to have a BAC of zero.
Certain road rules and traffic laws apply to all properties, whether they are public or private. This may include very serious traffic offences, such as those where a vehicle is deliberately used to cause injury.
When driving on private property that is not widely open to the public, there are some driving laws which may not apply such as speeding or in some situations, drink driving. It is important to note the distinction between private property, where these laws may not apply and a private road- which is open to the public for driving- where these laws do in fact apply.