By Paul Gregoire and Ugur Nedim According to the Law Council of Australia, key rule of law principles include being equal before the law, and that “everyone should have access to competent and independent legal advice”, with this latter point supporting the first, as it ensures those who can’t afford it are provided legal support. In… Read more »
By Paul Gregoire and Ugur Nedim At about half past midnight on 28 January 2018, NSW police constable Ward, senior constable Aston and probationary constable Pranic were patrolling the Sydney suburb of Paddington in an unmarked car, which had been driving behind a grey Mazda, prior to turning onto another street. However, as Ward later claimed,… Read more »
The New South Wales Police Officer who tasered 95-year old Clare Nowland in an aged care nursing home, has been charged. Treated like a criminal Ms Nowland passed away from her injuries on Wednesday night. She was tasered while approaching officers very slowly using her walking frame, with a steak knife in her hand. Ms… Read more »
By Paul Gregoire and Ugur Nedim The High Court ruled against an application for writs, official court orders, on 10 May 2023, which were submitted by Stephanie Coady, and included a request to overturn a 2022 Federal Court decision not to extend time to appeal a 2019 decision, as well as another to determine a… Read more »
By Paul Gregoire and Ugur Nedim Sydney solicitor Danny Eid requested in email to the New South Wales Local Court registry in October 2022, that Magistrate Hugh Donnelly “not preside” over a secondary application as the judicial member had already dealt with the hearing of a mental health application in respect of a client. The… Read more »
By Paul Gregoire and Ugur Nedim When a gossip columnist for a prominent Australian masthead was made aware that a leading local star with global reach was gay, he gave her a heads up and requested comment, prior to exposing her secret, and when she then pipped him to the post, he felt entitled to publicly… Read more »
By Paul Gregoire and Ugur Nedim The overbearing law enforcement approach to the COVID pandemic, which had a focus on criminalising those who didn’t follow health restrictions, via the widespread imposition of draconian fines that were issued seemingly with no discretion and in the most absurd of circumstances. Following the passing of the pandemic, as… Read more »
By Paul Gregoire and Ugur Nedim In the early hours of 21 April 2008, a series of altercations between two groups of young men and youths in the vicinity of Granville railway station took place. One group, described as being of “Islander appearance”, included Edward Spowart and Firoz Mohammed, while the other, said to be… Read more »
By Paul Gregoire and Ugur Nedim In February 2019, a then 15-year-old girl began karate classes taught by NSW instructor Mark Passmore for “about three weeks” commencing on the 4th of that month. The teen complained to NSW police on the 19th, that the then 66-year-old man had made an indecent comment to her. During… Read more »
By Paul Gregoire and Ugur Nedim NSW schoolteacher Emma Tiller was having difficulty with a year 2 student in the class she’d been assigned to teach over 2021. And whilst it was her second year teaching this class, an 8-year-old boy she was having difficulty with was new to the school. In March, Tiller was… Read more »
