Your Lawyer
Tyson Manicolo is the founder and principal solicitor of Chambers Criminal Lawyers. Tyson represents people charged with all criminal offences in all metropolitan and regional courts in Victoria. He will bring a wealth of knowledge to your case from his experience in the Magistrates’ and County Courts in pleas of not guilty and guilty, bail applications, intervention order matters, instructing in jury trials, and appeals.
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Further to his court appearance work, Tyson provides police interview advice, and writes submissions for people at risk of losing their security or firearms licences.
Types of Cases Tyson Can Help You With
Tyson is an experienced criminal defence solicitor having dedicated his entire career to criminal defence work. Whether you are contesting your charges or accepting responsibility, Tyson will listen to your side of the story, read the police brief, devise a case strategy for you and provide you with clear tailored advice how to achieve your desired outcome.
Tyson insists that there is no substitute for careful preparation to achieving favourable court outcomes.
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Tyson is experienced in defending people charged with all offences heard in the Magistrates’ Court and Children’s Court such as:
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Assaults,
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Breaches of Community Corrections Orders,
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Car thefts,
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Car jackings,
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Council offences,
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Driving offences such as drink driving, dangerous driving, and careless driving,
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Intervention Orders breaches,
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Sex offences such as sexual assaults,
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Thefts, burglaries and robberies.
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Tyson is also available to represent people charged with all crimes heard in the County Court such as:
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Assaults and Causing Injury offences,
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Aggravated Burglaries,
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Breaches of Community Correction Orders,
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Drug offences,
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Driving offences such as culpable driving,
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Frauds,
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Robberies and armed robberies,
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Sex offences such as rape.
Outcomes Tyson has Achieved
Tyson has achieved fantastic outcomes for his clients in the past. Below are some examples.
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Having Charges Withdrawn
Tyson represented a man charged with breaching an intervention order and assaulting his ex-partner. It was alleged that he forced her front door open and committed these offences in her home. Despite denying the allegations, Tyson’s client was arrested and remanded into custody.
Tyson listened to his client who told him his ex-partner sent him text messages which supported his innocence. Tyson took his client’s phone and had the text messages translated. The ex-partner admitted in her text messages that she lied to police and damaged her front door herself to get Tyson’s client in trouble.
Tyson immediately produced these text messages to prosecutors who agreed to withdraw the charges.
For example, he successfully persuaded prosecutors to withdraw all charges against his client who was charged with threatening to kill the alleged victim. He did this by highlighting the discrepancies in the victim’s and witnesses’ statements.
Bail Applications
Tyson is particularly interested in contested bail applications.
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Tyson organises services such as CISP and residential rehabilitation clinics to secure bail for his clients.
In one application for bail, Tyson secured bail for his client who had committed further offences soon after being previously released on bail. Prior to the bail application, Tyson arranged for his client to attend a drug rehabilitation clinic, gathered support letters and organised his client’s family members to attend court who gave evidence that they will support his client.
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Appeals
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Tyson is experienced in running sentence and conviction appeals in the County Court.
People who appeal their outcome generally feel aggrieved because their previous lawyer did not properly prepare their case resulting in a severe penalty. Therefore, Tyson takes the time to communicate with his clients to understand why they received an unfavourable outcome and prepares their case to achieve a more favourable outcome on appeal.
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Personal Safety Intervention Order and Family Violence Intervention Order Matters
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Family Violence Intervention Order and Personal Safety Intervention Order matters (‘IVO matters’) can have devastating consequences on people if not handled correctly. They can impact people’s ability to communicate with loved ones and keep a firearm licence.
Tyson has represented many respondents to IVO applications. He has devised strategies that have resulted in favourable outcomes for his clients.
In one example, Tyson represented the respondent in an IVO application made by his next-door neighbour. The parties had a tense relationship for several years with multiple applications for IVOs being made. Tyson thoroughly prepared his client’s case gathering evidence to support his claims against his neighbour. The Magistrate granted Tyson’s client’s application for an IVO and struck out the next-door neighbour’s application for an IVO.
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Firearm and Security Licence Submissions
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Tyson has developed a niche practice in writing submissions to statutory authorities on behalf of people at risk of losing their licence because of pending criminal matters.
Tyson has written numerous successful submissions to the relevant statutory bodies such as the Licence and Regulation Division convincing them not to interfere with his client’s licence.
Tyson appreciates that it is important to his clients’ livelihood that they continue to be licenced so that they can continue to work in their chosen profession.
Communication Is Important
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Tyson understands that being accused of wrong-doing by the police is daunting. He also realises that the court process is overwhelming regardless of the type of matter. Therefore, he takes time to provide his clients with clear advice and maintains regular contact with them so they know what to expect at court.
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Tyson works tirelessly to achieve the best possible outcome for his clients by meticulously preparing his matters before attending court. Tyson develops clear strategies for his clients soon after being engaged.