Legislation update: Reopening Coronial inquests and the powers to be applied
May 22, 2020murder,corporate crime,white collar crime,police investigations,corporate criminal defense,coronial inquest,coroner's court,coroner's act 2003,whisky au go go,coroner,queensland coronerCriminal Law,Corporate Crime
The powers of a Coroner in conducting an inquest are far reaching. In 2003 when the Coroner’s Act…
How to run a bail hearing in a COVID-19 world
April 16, 2020Bail,queensland law society,qls,human rights act,dan rogers,CORONAVIRUS,covid19,bail hearings,bail applications,pandemicCriminal Law,Blog
Today our Principal, Dan Rogers presented a Queensland Law Society On-Demand Video about how to run…
Pell: High Court finds complainant’s reliability and the existence of reasonable doubt are far from mutually exclusive
April 8, 2020high court of australia,pell,high court,pell decision,remy kurzBlog
A good friend who isn’t a lawyer messaged me in the wake of the Pell decision and asked for my…
CORONAVIRUS, THE LAW AND COMPLIANCE WITH SELF-ISOLATION AND QUARANTINE RULES
March 27, 2020CORONAVIRUS,covid19,public health act,biosecurity act,state law,self isolationGeneral,Blog
CORONAVIRUS, THE LAW AND COMPLIANCE WITH SELF-ISOLATION AND QUARATINE RULES We are all well aware…
Searching people | A review of NSW and Queensland Police search powers
February 20, 2020civil liberties,criminal law,police,police powers,queensland police service,police powers. police powers and responsibilities act,Emma Higgins,Robertson o'gorman solicitors,Emma Higgins Solicitor,Operational Procedures Manual,Queensland,PPRA,Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000,Law Enforcement Conduct Commission,LECC,NSW Police Force,Strip Search,Strip search review,Pat down search,Police Search,Reasonable suspicionGeneral,Criminal Law
The search practices of the New South Wales Police Service have come under scrutiny following a…
R v Young [2020] QCA 3 – Dishonesty in Corporate Matters
February 17, 2020criminal law,corporate crime,white collar crime,fraud,Robertson o'gorman solicitors,business,robertson o'gorman,corporations act,corporate criminal defense,advisors,insolvent tradingCorporate Crime
Insolvent trading by companies is a source of considerable attention and the regulator is actively…
Dear RSE Licencee holders – A letter from your co-regulators
February 17, 2020sentencing,criminal law,justice,corporate crime,white collar crime,ASIC,apra,Emma Higgins,Emma higgins solicitors,Robertson o'gorman solicitors,RSE license,financial royal commission,enforcement powers,sis act,superannuation,superannuation insurance act,legislative reform,business,companies,corporate governanceCorporate Crime
On Friday, 14 February RSE licensees received a letter from ASIC and APRA jointly written to…
Statistics and the Jury: The numbers don’t always add up
January 29, 2020General,Criminal Law
In my days prior to becoming a lawyer I profess that I was a sucker for all things Law & Order.…
Corporate surveillance and Facebook
January 7, 2020facebook,corporatesurveillanceBlog
Following a report in the Daily Mail (Australia) in late December 2019 that Facebook is watching…
Human Rights Act Series - Part 5 - Case Example: Police powers and exclusion of evidence – R v Shaheed [2002] NZLR 377
Case Example: Police powers and exclusion of evidence – R v Shaheed [2002] NZLR 377 This is the…