Law Firm Ends Relationship with Catholic Church
A Melbourne-based law firm which employs around 900 lawyers including 145 partners says it will end its relationship with the Catholic Church, after 50 years of representing the organisation in the context of claims of sexual abuse and other forms...
Class Action Commenced Against Police Over Illegal Strip Searches
As festival goers battled through the mud, cold and rain on the New South Wales north coast this past weekend to see their favourite bands play at the Splendour in the Grass music Festival, news surfaced that a class action...
Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 18 to 24 July 2022
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: What is an Extended Supervision Order in New South Wales? The Supreme Court ruled that a man who sexually assaulted a four-year old girl can...
Whistleblower Richard Boyle’s Public Interest Defence Hearing Set
Richard Boyle’s public interest disclosure (PID) defence hearing will take place at Adelaide District Court on Tuesday 26 July. The former ATO officer will be arguing that his having blown the whistle on dodgy tax collection practices was protected under federal...
Overhaul of Stacked AAT Slated, in Attempt to End Canberra Cronyism
The Grattan Institute released a report on Sunday, outlining that cronyism, or appointing mates to favoured positions, is alive and well in Canberra, with 21 percent of “well-paid, powerful and/or prestigious” federal government board positions currently being occupied by political appointees....
NSW Police Force Vows to Bring Down Western Sydney Rappers
The NSW Police Force announced last week that it will now be acting in the capacity of censor when it comes to drill music being produced by rap artists in western Sydney, if the law enforcement agency considers particular songs...
Collaery Prosecution Dropped, But Politicians Remain Unaccountable for Bugging Timor Cabinet
In December 2013, ACT barrister Bernard Collaery was at the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague set to represent Timor-Leste against Australia, when ASIO raided his Canberra home, along with that of former spy Witness K, who was about to...
Victorian Premier Apologises for Branch Stacking
Victorian Premier Dan Andrews publicly apologised this week, following the final report and recommendations from Operation Watts - a joint probe by the State Ombudsman and the Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission (IBAC) – into the conduct of members of the...
“Racism Writ Large”: An Interview with Close Don Dale Now’s John B Lawrence SC
Right now, Don Dale Youth Detention Centre continues to operate. Despite a Royal Commission recommending its immediate closure five years ago, the notorious prison for children is crowded, incarcerating kids as young as 10, applies the use of isolation and self-harm...
Bail and Remand Are Being Weaponised to Stamp Out Climate Activism
“Police are weaponising the legal system to disable climate activists” is the charge Blockade Australia levelled against NSW law enforcement in an online post last month, following a recent blitz on its activities. “Peaceful protesters are receiving bail conditions more punitive than those...
