In the Courts

BRISBANE PUB BRAWL PROMPTS CALLS FOR MANDATORY SENTENCING

Posted on October 23rd, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
Five men have been charged following a brawl outside Brisbane’s Boundary Hotel on Sunday night in which two police officers were assaulted and injured. Police were called to the corner of Boundary and Jane Streets shortly after midnight, after the

PUB AND MANAGER CONVICTED OVER DUI DEATH

Posted on September 23rd, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
The Kangaroo Island pub and manager guilty of serving 22 drinks and takeaway to a man who then died driving his car home have finally been sentenced. [caption id="attachment_1899" align="alignright" width="309"] Anthony Read. Image: The Islander[/caption] In June 2013, a

COURT TRIES ICE-USING HOTEL THUGS

Posted on September 7th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
Rockhampton District Court last week tried the case of two ice users that perpetrated a violent, “gratuitous” robbery at the Brunswick Hotel. Dylan Warcon and Travis Anderson were charged with robbery in company and with personal violence after the assaulted

MAINTENANCE DISPUTE CLOSES HERITAGE PUB

Posted on August 24th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
A contractual dispute over maintenance of a heritage-listed building has forced one of Adelaide’s oldest pubs to shut its doors. Leaseholder Glen Duncan is in the throes of a court hearing over outstanding rent and unattended repairs on the beloved

DEATH OF KINGS CROSS SPARKS CLASS ACTION

Posted on August 7th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
Shutting for good on Wednesday, Thursday Hugos’ owner and staff fronted a party of Kings Cross stakeholders and a Federal MP to announce intentions of a class action against the NSW Government. As the award-winning cornerstone of Kings Cross closes

MANAGER PLEADS GUILTY OVER KENO EMBEZZLEMENT

Posted on August 3rd, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
A Queensland hotel manager accused of stealing over $60,000 through Keno has pleaded guilty and awaits sentencing. In February PubTIC reported on the case of the manager of the Emerald Hotel, Robert Craig Philips, being charged with offenses based on

MEN JAILED OVER PUB FIGHT DEATH

Posted on July 17th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
After a drawn-out prosecution process and lengthy trial, two Tasmanian men have been convicted of changes stemming from a pub fight that resulted in another man’s death. Brothers David Blazely and Mitchell Dowling were drinking at the ALH’s Mowbray Hotel

COURT HEARS HEMMES TO KEEP COOGEE PAVILION

Posted on July 6th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
The Supreme Court stoush between Justin Hemmes and David Kingston over the Coogee Pavilion has reached an “in-principle agreement”. [caption id="attachment_2367" align="alignright" width="390"] Justin Hemmes[/caption] The pair ended up before the court after Kingston issued several Notices to Merivale in

LICENSEE PENALISED FOR STRING OF OFFENCES

Posted on July 1st, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
A Port Macquarie licensee has copped fines and disqualification for ‘unacceptable’ behaviour. Monique Louise Turner, licensee of the Settlers Inn Hotel, pleaded guilty in Port Macquarie Local Court to seven offences under gaming and liquor laws. She was disqualified from

NATIONAL HOTEL COURT RULING OPENS DOOR AUSTRALIA-WIDE

Posted on June 15th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
<TEXT> A hotel in Western Australia has won a landmark Supreme Court battle that could bring a new level of accountability to liquor regulators around the country. Karl Bullers purchased the National Hotel in Fremantle as a ‘vision project’ and