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…

by Emma Higgins

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…

by Dan Rogers

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…

by Remy Kurz

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…

by Robertson O'Gorman

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…

by Emma Higgins

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…

by Dan Rogers

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…

by Emma Higgins

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.…

by Remy Kurz

Corporate surveillance and Facebook

January 7, 2020facebook,corporatesurveillanceBlog

Following a report in the Daily Mail (Australia) in late December 2019 that Facebook is watching…

by Robertson O'Gorman

Human Rights Act Series - Part 5 - Case Example: Police powers and exclusion of evidence – R v Shaheed [2002] NZLR 377

December 18, 2019Blog

Case Example: Police powers and exclusion of evidence – R v Shaheed [2002] NZLR 377 This is the…

by Dan Rogers