Tag: Courts and Trials
Woman awarded $177K after driveway fall
A property owner has been ordered to pay damages to a woman who was hurt when she fell in the driveway of a home in Wangaratta in north-east Victoria.[MORE]
Acting SAJC boss to be appointed
An acting chief executive officer will be appointed to the SAJC today after Steve Ploubidis was stood down yesterday. [MORE]
Court rules UK's DNA records breach human rights
The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that Britain's practice of keeping DNA samples from people with no criminal convictions is a breach of their human rights.[MORE]
Family faces court over Willowra riots
Eight members of the same family have faced the Alice Springs Magistrates Court in relation to riots at the Willowra community, 250 kilometres north-west of Alice Springs.[MORE]
SAJC chief executive stands aside
SAJC chief executive Steve Ploubidis stands aside during a racing review in SA.[MORE]
Cairns drug 'king-pin' made $25,000 pw, court hears
The Supreme Court in Cairns has heard details of how a 22-year-old man, described as the drug king-pin of Cairns, ran his syndicate.[MORE]
Woman spared jail over fork stabbing
A 36-year-old woman who stabbed her husband with a fork has been spared jail in the Alice Springs Magistrates Court.[MORE]
Sister slams Wood's 'trial by media'
Gordon Wood's sister has lashed out at his sentencing for the murder of girlfriend Caroline Byrne.[MORE]
Man found guilty over single punch killing
A man is found guilty of killing another with a single punch outside an Adelaide sport club.[MORE]
Jury considers drug smuggling verdict
The jury in the Brisbane trial of three accused drug smugglers has retired to consider its verdict in the Supreme Court. [MORE]
Judge steps down from child porn conviction appeal
A Canberra judge has disqualified herself from hearing the appeal of a former Australian Federal Police officer convicted of downloading child pornography.[MORE]
Lawyers win $300k payout from Seven
Two lawyers have been awarded more than $300,000 plus costs, ending a six-year defamation fight with Channel Seven. [MORE]
Magistrate disqualifies himself from Mokbel hearing
A Melbourne magistrate has agreed not to preside over a hearing for alleged murderer Tony Mokbel.[MORE]
Guilty plea on unlicensed security
A Hobart man has admitted employing unlicensed security guards to work at a major sporting event. [MORE]
Heffernan writes reference for 'pathological liar'
Liberal Senator Bill Heffernan has provided a character reference for a fake Qantas engineer who has been described in court as a pathological liar. [MORE]
Widow's plea for safer car parks
The widow of a man who died when his car plunged from a multi-storey car park in Sydney has told an inquest that car park safety should be improved. [MORE]
Flamingo attack accused off to NSW
The Youth Court has heard that one of four people accused of bashing a flamingo at Adelaide Zoo in October plans to plead not guilty .[MORE]
Wood sentence 'a gross miscarriage of justice'
Gordon Wood's sister has slammed his prison sentence for the murder of Caroline Byrne as a gross miscarriage of justice and maintains her brother had nothing to do with the model's death.[MORE]
Tuckey wants plea bargain probe
The federal Member for O'Connor, Wilson Tuckey, has demanded an inquiry into why the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) chose to accept a plea bargain from the killer of Yalgoo farmer William Rowe.[MORE]
Investors launch class action on Fincorp collapse
Investors who lost more than $200 million in the collapse of Fincorp are taking legal action against a company set up to protect their funds.[MORE]
Wood jailed for 17 years
Gordon Wood has been sentenced to 17 years in jail for murdering Sydney model Caroline Byrne.[MORE]
Ex-MP's son to face drug trafficking trial
The son of former Queensland federal MP De-Anne Kelly has been ordered to stand trial on charges of drug trafficking. [MORE]
Court told murder accused was victim of aggression
The lawyer representing a man charged with the stabbing murder of a Hobart teenager says her client had been the victim of aggression.[MORE]
Murder accused to face committal hearing
An Ivanhoe man charged with the murder of a woman has made another court appearance by video link.[MORE]
