In the Courts

HIT-AND-RUN DRUNK DRIVER GETS OFF MURDER

Posted on November 11th, 2019 by Clyde Mooney
A man that killed another with his van minutes after an altercation in the carpark of a pub, has had his murder conviction downgraded and will soon be eligible for parole. On 21 February 2014 Michael Meakin, 50, arrived at

PATRON SUING THE CORNER OVER STAGE-DIVE

Posted on October 9th, 2019 by Clyde Mooney
A patron that was injured during a live music performance in 2017 is suing the Corner Hotel and its security for potential negligence. A gig by American punk rock band The Bronx at live music mecca The Corner in October

BOAT HOUSE BUCKS BRAWL SENDS GROOM TO BIG HOUSE

Posted on September 30th, 2019 by Clyde Mooney
A magistrate has jailed a man that started a brawl outside Patonga Boat House earlier this year, triggered when he and his bucks party were refused entry. On 23 February Joshua Norman Bovis, along with father Michael Andrew Bovis and

UNWANTED PATRON TO FACE MANY CHARGES OVER WEEKEND ANTICS

Posted on September 4th, 2019 by Clyde Mooney
An incident over the weekend in Sydney’s south highlights the unpredictable nature of some people, as an unwanted patron finds himself facing nine new charges. Around 7pm on Saturday a 24-year-old local man got into an argument with bar staff

PUB BRAWL KILLER ORDERED TO PAY FAMILY COMPENSATION

Posted on August 5th, 2019 by Clyde Mooney
The coward punch killer of teenager Patrick Cronin at the Windy Mile Hotel has been ordered to pay over $170k compensation to the family by the Victorian Supreme Court. The ruling is a hard-fought win for the surviving relatives of

TWO MEN SENTENCED OVER COWARDLY KILLING

Posted on July 10th, 2019 by Clyde Mooney
Two men have been jailed for causing the death of a man in a drunken act of cowardice outside a Newman pub. In August 2016, 45-year-old Nathan Haynes was with friends at big regional pub the Newman Hotel, aka The

PUB ACCEPTS $640k TAX DEBT

Posted on July 10th, 2019 by Clyde Mooney
The proprietors of well-known Brisbane pub Gilhooleys have dropped a legal bid against the ATO disputing its large outstanding tax bill. The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) was seeking by statutory demand $641,604 over unpaid self-assessed GST and Pay As You

ARISTOCRAT TAKING AINSWORTH TO COURT

Posted on July 8th, 2019 by Clyde Mooney
Poker machine giants Aristocrat and Ainsworth are headed to Federal Court in a battle over alleged breaches of intellectual property law. Aristocrat Technologies initiated legal proceedings last week against Ainsworth Game Technology (AGT) for what is sees as strategic theft

TEENS CHARGED WITH MURDER FOR CARPARK BASHING

Posted on July 1st, 2019 by Clyde Mooney
Two nineteen-year-olds have been charged with murder after a 46-year-old man died as a result of injuries sustained outside the Slug ‘n’ Lettuce on Saturday morning. Police were called to the ALH pub in Parafield Gardens, in northern Adelaide, around

GUN-MAN IN NEWCASTLE HOTEL PLEADS GUILTY

Posted on June 3rd, 2019 by Clyde Mooney
A Central Coast man could see years in prison after bringing a loaded pistol into a Newcastle late-night hotel. 29-year-old Jake Thomas McDougall pleaded guilty in Newcastle Local Court last week, via CCTV link from prison, to acquiring a prohibited