By Kieran Adair and Ugur Nedim People who are sent to court are supposed to be entitled to a fair hearing, regardless of the magistrate or judge’s mood, or their personal opinions or prejudices. But unfortunately, this isn’t always the case in our busy court system. While it is often possible to appeal unfair rulings… Read more »
By Paul Gregoire and Ugur Nedim Jacob Holland entered the house of a neighbour in Coffs Harbour on November 9 2014. The 21-year-old man had never been to the residence before, nor did he know the family who lived there. He made his way in through a backdoor that had a faulty lock, and was… Read more »
By Paul Gregoire and Ugur Nedim Australian attorney-general George Brandis rushed a bill through the House of Representatives on February 16 to amend native title laws. If passed by the Senate, it will reverse the impact that a recent Federal Court ruling will have on past and future Indigenous land use agreements (ILUAs). The Noongar native title… Read more »
By Paul Gregoire and Ugur Nedim Late on the night of February 12, 2013, Jason Dewey heard voices coming from several men gathered out the front of his wife’s Cessnock home. The men were making threatening remarks directed towards him. After going out onto the front veranda, Mr Dewey saw a group of ten men,… Read more »
By Zeb Holmes and Ugur Nedim Several years after being acquitted of murdering his girlfriend Caroline Byrne, Gordon Wood has commenced civil proceedings against the State of New South Wales, seeking $17.8 million in damages for malicious prosecution and false imprisonment. The case In a famous miscarriage of justice, Mr Wood spent more than three… Read more »
By Paul Gregoire and Ugur Nedim Controversial Magistrate Roger Prowse is at it again. As discussed in a previous blog, the Local Court magistrate caused a stir in May 2015, when he accused a police office of contempt and called a halt to proceedings against a man charged with common assault. On that occasion, defendant Tony Rugari… Read more »
By Paul Gregoire and Ugur Nedim Czaba “Chubby” Magyari ran a well-organised drug syndicate selling large quantities of heroin and cocaine. The Hungarian national lived in a Drummoyne unit and had a premises in Bexley North he ran as a drug safe house. His groups was comprised of seven members – his ex-girlfriend Lilla Toemoeskoezy, who… Read more »
By Paul Gregoire and Ugur Nedim Doli incapax refers to the presumption that a child under the age of 14 is incapable of a crime under legislation or common law. This is presumed because a young child has not yet developed the intellectual or moral capacity to appreciate the difference between right or wrong. This… Read more »
By Ugur Nedim and Sonia Hickey Eddie Obeid looked solemn and downcast as he learned his fate in the NSW Supreme Court in Sydney. The 73- year old former Labor Party kingpin has spent his first night behind bars at Silverwater Metropolitan Remand and Reception Centre, but is likely to eventually be transferred to Long… Read more »
By Blake O’Connor and Ugur Nedim Blacktown Brothers for Life gang leader, Farhad Qaumi, and his second in charge, Mumtaz Qaumi, are currently on trial in the NSW Supreme Court over the murder of construction industry figure Joseph Antoun, who was executed by a third party outside his Strathfield home on 16 December 2013. The… Read more »
