The Egging of Scott Morrison: A Case of Common Assault

By Sydney Criminal Lawyers - Published 18/06/2019

By Paul Gregoire and Ugur Nedim Yarrawonga woman Amber Holt was driving to work on 7 May, when she heard over the car radio that prime minister Scott Morrison was attending the Country Women Association’s state conference at the Albury Entertainment Centre. The 24-year-old Cotton On employee pulled her car over at a Coles supermarket.… 

The Crime of Attempted Murder in New South Wales

By NSW Courts - Published 10/06/2019

By Paul Gregoire and Ugur Nedim At the age of 28, George Dean was the captain of the Possum: a night ferry that ran between Circular Quay and Milsons Point. Born in the NSW town of Albury, Dean was well-respected in the public eye, as he’d saved several passengers from drowning in the harbour. The… 

The Law on Drug Possession in NSW

By NSW Courts - Published 04/06/2019

By Paul Gregoire and Ugur Nedim At around 1.30 am on 27 March, NSW police spotted two people acting suspiciously in a Holden Colorado in an industrial area in North Wyong. And the officers proceeded to follow the vehicle into the driveway of an empty petrol station on the Pacific Highway. A man in the… 

The Offence of Manslaughter in New South Wales

By Sydney Criminal Lawyers - Published 27/05/2019

By Paul Gregoire and Ugur Nedim Mark Kenneth Jenkin was sentenced to almost two decades behind bars last week over the manslaughter of a 56-year-old pensioner. Known as the “monster of Mangerton”, Jenkin subjected Mark Dower to such brutal beatings over the course of a week in March 2015 that the victim died. Something of…