NSW Courts Articles

The Law Relating to Committing a Criminal Offence by Proxy in Australia

By Paul Gregoire and Ugur Nedim Two packages from Afghanistan containing sheets and curtains and marked for a ‘Cameron Humphrey’ arrived in NSW on 14 October 2022 bound the Sydney inner city suburb of Glebe and the residence where a Shania Carr lived. This consignment was intercepted by the Australian Border Force and found to… Read more »

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Police Interviews Excluded as Officers Failed to Issue Formal Caution

By Paul Gregoire and Ugur Nedim Clinton Wrigley appeared before New South Wales Supreme Court Justice Mark Ierace in April 2025, in relation to questions about the admissibility of a 28 February 2023 police interview and related body-worn video (BWV) footage as evidence during Wrigley’s upcoming trial in relation to the 23 February 2023 murder… Read more »

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Mental Issues that Contribute to Offending Must Be Considered During Sentencing

By Paul Gregoire and Ugur Nedim On 25 April 2023, Simons Stobinski was seated on an elevated part of the footpath on Progressive Avenue in the Sydney northwestern suburb of Eastwood, and he was drinking from a glass bottle, when Steven Lok, standing across the road, heard Stobinski say, “I will kill the lot of… Read more »

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Centralised Virtual Bail Court Regime Commences in NSW

By Paul Gregoire and Ugur Nedim As of 7 July 2025, a new Bail Division that will centralise all weekday first bail hearings for adults whilst in police custody commenced operating in New South Wales. The controversial proposal will initially affect the management of bail matters relating to regional areas throughout the state, prior to… Read more »

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Downing Centre Court Flooding: What It Means for Your Case

Shortly before 10 a.m. on Tuesday 17 June 2025, a burst water main inundated the lower levels of the Downing Centre Court in Sydney’s CBD.  The torrent knocked out electricity, IT networks, lifts and other critical infrastructure, forcing an immediate evacuation.  Two people were briefly trapped in lifts and the entire court complex which comprises… Read more »

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NSW Courts May Reject Expert Witness Reports that Breach the Code of Conduct

By Paul Gregoire and Ugur Nedim Between the 5 May and 15 June 2023, Andrew Tanswell and George Leilua carried out a criminal enterprise that involved contacting men over gay dating app Grindr on the pretence they were one man interested in a sexual encounter, and on organising a meeting at the victim’s house, Tanswell… Read more »

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