Legislation update: Reopening Coronial inquests and the powers to be applied

May 22, 2020whisky au go go,corporate crime,queensland coroner,police investigations,coronial inquest,coroner's act 2003,murder,coroner,white collar crime,corporate criminal defense,coroner's courtCorporate Crime,Criminal Law

The powers of a Coroner in conducting an inquest are far reaching. In 2003 when the Coroner’s Act…

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How to run a bail hearing in a COVID-19 world

April 16, 2020Bail,bail applications,queensland law society,human rights act,CORONAVIRUS,bail hearings,pandemic,qls,dan rogers,covid19Criminal Law,Blog

Today our Principal, Dan Rogers presented a Queensland Law Society On-Demand Video about how to run…

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Pell: High Court finds complainant’s reliability and the existence of reasonable doubt are far from mutually exclusive

April 8, 2020high court of australia,high court,remy kurz,pell,pell decisionBlog

A good friend who isn’t a lawyer messaged me in the wake of the Pell decision and asked for my…

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CORONAVIRUS, THE LAW AND COMPLIANCE WITH SELF-ISOLATION AND QUARANTINE RULES

March 27, 2020covid19,biosecurity act,self isolation,CORONAVIRUS,public health act,state lawBlog,General

CORONAVIRUS, THE LAW AND COMPLIANCE WITH SELF-ISOLATION AND QUARATINE RULES We are all well aware…

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Searching people | A review of NSW and Queensland Police search powers

February 20, 2020NSW Police Force,Emma Higgins Solicitor,criminal law,Strip search review,Queensland,police powers,Police Search,Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000,police powers. police powers and responsibilities act,LECC,Robertson o'gorman solicitors,civil liberties,Strip Search,Operational Procedures Manual,police,Pat down search,PPRA,queensland police service,Reasonable suspicion,Law Enforcement Conduct Commission,Emma HigginsCriminal Law,General

The search practices of the New South Wales Police Service have come under scrutiny following a…

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R v Young [2020] QCA 3 – Dishonesty in Corporate Matters

February 17, 2020criminal law,advisors,white collar crime,Robertson o'gorman solicitors,robertson o'gorman,corporate criminal defense,corporate crime,insolvent trading,fraud,business,corporations actCorporate 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,legislative reform,Robertson o'gorman solicitors,justice,companies,financial royal commission,white collar crime,sis act,apra,superannuation insurance act,Emma higgins solicitors,criminal law,business,RSE license,corporate crime,corporate governance,enforcement powers,ASIC,superannuation,Emma HigginsCorporate Crime

On Friday, 14 February RSE licensees received a letter from ASIC and APRA jointly written to…

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Statistics and the Jury: The numbers don’t always add up

January 29, 2020Criminal Law,General

In my days prior to becoming a lawyer I profess that I was a sucker for all things Law & Order.…

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Corporate surveillance and Facebook

January 7, 2020facebook,corporatesurveillanceBlog

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

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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…

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