In the Courts Archives - Page 13 of 18

MURDER CHARGE FOR MAN WHO RAN OVER ‘MATE’ IN PUB CAR PARK

Posted on March 22nd, 2017 by Clyde Mooney

Two adolescent men are facing Court charged with multiple serious offences including attempted murder, after they drove their car over a mate during a brawl in a pub car park. Around 2am last Saturday two groups of young men began

CHARGES AND HEFTY FINES FOR CORKMAN PUB ‘COWBOY’ DEVELOPERS

Posted on February 27th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney

Two men and a company – branded the cowboy developers – have been hit with 16 charges over the illegal demolition and goat rodeo of the former Corkman Irish pub, in Carlton. The drama began with a fire in the

AUSSIE INN SECURITY SEES CAREER CRIM IN PRISON

Posted on February 6th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney

The primary offender in the serious armed robbery of Hackham’s Aussie Inn Hotel has received a serious jail sentence after being convicted courtesy of the pub’s security system. 23-year-old Sttorm Leonard Edward Brown, and his accomplice entered the gaming room

OUTGOING PUBLICANS IN SPOTLIGHT OVER EXPLOSION DEATHS

Posted on December 14th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney

A Coroner’s inquest into the deaths of two men in an explosion at the closing of the Hotel Rochester has brought into question the responsibilities of the financially stressed outgoing operators. The Hotel in Rochester* was previously operated by husband

POLICE CHARGE MAN OVER STABBING OUTSIDE PETERSHAM PUB

Posted on November 23rd, 2016 by Clyde Mooney

An argument outside a Petersham pub on Monday turned nasty as one of two men involved pulled a knife and wounded the other. Police issued a notification early on Tuesday morning about the incident, which took place soon after 11pm

FRIEND STABBED IN HORNBY PUB

Posted on November 18th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney

A good Samaritan is in hospital after trying to intervene in an argument between a couple in Hornsby’s Railway Hotel. A 54-year-old man was reported to have been arguing with his girlfriend around 7pm on Wednesday night (16 November) when

VIOLENT PATRONS BETTER OFF IN NEW SOUTH WALES

Posted on November 14th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney

Trial results of very similar cases of antisocial behaviour in pubs in NSW and Queensland show very different outcomes for perpetrators. A man (who cannot be named for legal reasons) was at a Laidley pub with his wife and children

SPHINX HOTEL ON TRIAL FOR DUTY OF CARE OVER DANCEFLOOR

Posted on November 2nd, 2016 by Clyde Mooney

A Geelong pub is facing legal action by a patron for failure of duty of care, for injuries she sustained on the premises three years ago. In October 2013, a woman on the dance floor of Cazbar, the nightclub in

CORKMAN PUB FIRE AND ILLEGAL DEMOLITION BLOWS UP

Posted on October 28th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney

The backlash is building to the destruction of Carlton’s beloved Corkman Irish Pub, illegally demolished by its developer owners two weeks ago. Stefce Kutlesovski and Raman Shaqiri bought the pub for $4.76 million last year, and reportedly told previous owner

COURT CASE BEGINS AGAINST ARISTOCRAT, CROWN AND NOW RTP

Posted on October 26th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney

The Federal Court has today seen the start of a case by a self-confessed former pokies “addict” against manufacturer Aristocrat and Crown Casino, now amended to also challenge RTP. Lead applicant Shonica Guy is being represented pro-bono by prominent Melbourne-based