Author adminPosted on Categories Criminal law Leave a comment on Daniel Keneally convicted of fabricating evidence
Daniel Keneally, the son of former NSW Labor premier Kristina Keneally, has been found guilty of fabricating evidence.
The worst thing a police officer can do in their job is to unlawfully kill another person. Besides that, fabricating evidence in order to have someone convicted of a serious offence and/or imprisoned would have to be among the worst things police officers can do.
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Author adminPosted on Categories Criminal law 1 Comment on Bruce Lehrmann named as accused in Toowoomba rape case
Former parliamentary staffer Bruce Lehrmann, who was accused of raping fellow staffer Brittany Higgins in Parliament House, has been identified as the high-profile man accused of rape in another case.
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Author adminPosted on Categories Administrative law, Criminal law Leave a comment on Shane Drumgold SC seeks judicial review of Sofronoff findings
Outgoing ACT Director of Prosecutions Shane Drumgold SC, who resigned following damning findings made against him by Walter Sofronoff KC in an inquiry report, is now challenging those findings.
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Author adminPosted on Categories Criminal law, Legal profession, Liberty 3 Comments on Calls for more inquiries into prosecutorial conduct as Drumgold resigns
The resignation of Shane Drumgold SC as ACT Director of Prosecutions is to be welcomed. As ACT Attorney-General Shane Rattenbury noted while accepting Shane Drumgold’s resignation, Drumgold’s role as director of public prosecutions had become “no longer tenable”.
Drumgold will now likely be fighting to save his legal career. There’s also the possibility of criminal charges.
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Author adminPosted on Categories Criminal law, Legal profession 3 Comments on The drums roll for Drumgold’s legal career
Walter Sofronoff KC’s damning findings against ACT chief prosecutor Shane Drumgold SC could spell the end of Drumgold’s legal career.
This comes after it was reported that Bruce Lehrmann will sue the ACT Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions over his prosecution. The Prosecution was dropped after a hung jury.
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Author adminPosted on Categories Criminal law 2 Comments on Bruce Lehrmann to sue ACT Office of Prosecutions
It has been reported that former Liberal Party staffer Bruce Lehrmann will sue the ACT Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions over his prosecution.
This follows the ACT government receiving the Sofronoff report examining misconduct in the prosecution case which is expected to contain damning findings against Director of Public Prosecutions Shane Drumgold.
The report has not been released to the public, for reasons that have not been fully explained.
Lehrmann alleges that Drumgold attempted to withhold police documents from his defence lawyers, read Higgins’ confidential counselling notes and undermined Lehrmann’s presumption of innocence.
As we have noted, the politicisation of this case has led to this debacle.
Author adminPosted on Categories Criminal law, Evidence 1 Comment on Lying lab boss Cathie Allen belatedly sacked
Cathie Allen led the DNA lab that was plagued by scandal as a result of a decision taken in 2018 to test DNA samples in a way that resulted in low-level DNA samples being deemed as “DNA insufficient for further processing” and often led to inconclusive results.
Last year, Allen had recommended low-level DNA samples should go straight to amplification rather than be micro-concentrated which was widely considered to be best practice in order to cover her tracks.
The whistle was blown at Queensland’s Forensic and Scientific Services lab in 2021 and eventually led to the commission of inquiry headed by Walter Sofronoff KC.
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Author adminPosted on Categories Criminal law Leave a comment on Jarryd Hayne sentenced to four years and nine months imprisonment for sexual assault
Former rugby league star Jarryd Hayne has been sentenced to four years and nine months imprisonment for sexually assaulting a woman in Newcastle.
Last month, Hayne was again convicted by a jury for these offences. He was subsequently remanded in custody.
Hayne’s previous conviction was set aside on appeal with a re-trial ordered.
This sentence was lighter than his previous sentence of five years and nine months.
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Author adminPosted on Categories Criminal law, Legal profession 2 Comments on Criminal solicitor struck off for series of bail breaches
In 2018, this blog reported that criminal lawyer Adam Raydon Magill from the firm Lawler Magill was one of a few lawyers charged with defrauding Legal Aid Queensland and laundering money for “serious and organised crime”.
Subsequently, he was granted bail on strict conditions on his own undertakings. Continue reading “Criminal solicitor struck off for series of bail breaches”
Author adminPosted on Categories Criminal law 2 Comments on Jarryd Hayne imprisoned after sexual assault convictions
Last week, Jarryd Hayne was again found guilty of sexual assault in Newcastle on the evening of the 2018 grand final by a jury.
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