Author adminPosted on Categories Criminal law 2 Comments on Jarryd Hayne sentenced to five years and nine months imprisonment for sexual assault
Rugby league star Jarryd Hayne was found guilty of two counts of sexual intercourse without consent.
Hayne had pleaded not guilty and denied sexually assaulting the then 26-year-old woman at her home at Fletcher, on Newcastle’s outskirts, in September 2018.
Author adminPosted on Categories Family law, litigation Leave a comment on Judge Vasta sued for $2M over imprisonment of husband
Mr Stradford (“the husband”) and Ms Stradford (“the wife”) were engaged in property settlement proceedings in the Federal Circuit Court of Australia. Within those proceedings, on 6 December 2018 Judge Vasta made the following declaration and order:
1. That the Applicant [MR STRADFORD] be sentenced to a period of imprisonment in the [X Correctional Centre] for a period of twelve (12) months, to be served immediately with the Applicant to be released from prison on … 2019, with the balance of the sentence to be suspended for a period of two (2) years from today’s date.
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Author adminPosted on Categories Legal profession Leave a comment on Why your agreement should be in writing (video)
Having a written agreement ensures that there is no doubt or disagreement as to what the agreement was. This significantly reduces the risk of disputes later on. And the chances of a dispute arising when an important agreement is not reduced to writing are numerous.
It is a very good idea to see a solicitor to draft your agreement. The advantages of doing so are numerous:
1) Solicitors are good at drafting documents in a clear, concise and legally effective manner
2) Solicitors might be able to advise you which parts of the agreement may be void or unenforceable, and how the agreement can be amended to avoid such an outcome
3) Solicitors are able to think of issues that you may not have considered eg: how can the agreement be terminated? Should a provision be made for a renegotiation after a set period of time? Should timeframes be included to ensure the parties comply with their obligations in a timely manner? How will a key term of the agreement be defined? What happens if the agreement is breached? And so on.
4) Solicitors can insert ‘standard’ clauses in the agreement which strengthen and improve it.
If your agreement is important to you, getting a solicitor to draft it is the best decision you can make. Sterling Law can assist you with this.
Author adminPosted on Categories Criminal law Leave a comment on Jarryd Hayne found guilty of sexual assault
Rugby league star Jarryd Hayne was today found guilty of two counts of sexual intercourse without consent.
Hayne had pleaded not guilty and denied sexually assaulting the then 26-year-old woman at her home at Fletcher, on Newcastle’s outskirts, in September 2018.
His first trial in Newcastle last year ended in a hung jury, however the jury found him guilty of performing oral and digital sex on the complainant without her consent.
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Author adminPosted on Categories Human rights 2 Comments on Treatment Authorities under the Mental Health Act 2016 (Qld)
A treatment authority is an order made by an authorised doctor for the treatment of a person with a mental illness without that person’s consent. A treatment authority order can authorise the involuntary detention of the person receiving treatment at a mental health facility, or community-based treatment.
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Author adminPosted on Categories Criminal law 2 Comments on Claremont killer declines to appeal
Claremont killer Bradley Robert Edwards has not appealed against his convictions for two murders, nor his sentences.
The murders
Ciara Glennon, a solicitor aged 27, was last seen in Claremont after visiting the Continental Hotel on 3 April 1997. Her body was later found in bushland at Eglinton in Perth’s north.
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Author adminPosted on Categories Defamation 2 Comments on Businesswoman Elaine Stead awarded $280,000 in defamation damages
Australian Financial Review columnist Joe Aston had in various articles described former Blue Sky Alternative Investments director Elaine Stead as a “feminist cretin” who “set fire to other people’s money”, with an investment in an “unviable enterprise”. The articles also alleged Dr Stead had “recklessly destroyed the capital of business ventures” and she was a “stupid” woman “who made stupid investments into worthless companies”.
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Author adminPosted on Categories civil litigation 3 Comments on Sexual harassment solicitor ordered to pay indemnity costs
Junior/trainee solicitor Catherine Mia Hill began working with Owen Hughes’ Bangalow based law firm Beesley and Hughes Lawyers in May 2015. The evidence showed that that he thought Hill was attractive, wanted to be in a relationship with her and that he communicated that to her. Hughes offered to represent her in a mediation for her own family law matter, and she agreed. Continue reading “Sexual harassment solicitor ordered to pay indemnity costs”
Author adminPosted on Categories Criminal law 2 Comments on Bradley Robert Edwards given life with non-parole period of 40 years for two Claremont murders
The murders
On 27 January 1996, a secretary aged 18 named Sarah Spiers disappeared after leaving Club Bay View in Claremont and calling a taxi from a nearby phone booth. Her body was never found.
On 9 June 1996, Jane Rimmer, a 23 year old childcare worker, was last seen alive outside Claremont’s Continental Hotel on 3 August 1996, Her body was found in bushland at Wellard in Perth’s south on March 15, 1997.
Ciara Glennon, a solicitor aged 27, was last seen in Claremont after visiting the Continental Hotel on 3 April 1997. Her body was later found in bushland at Eglinton in Perth’s north.
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Author adminPosted on Categories litigation 2 Comments on Why your agreement should be in writing
Contrary to what some believe, an oral agreement can be enforceable, as long as the elements of a contract have been met. However, there are major advantages in having an important agreement reduced to writing.
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