In the Courts

PUB STAFF CHARGED OVER PATRON DEATH

Posted on March 13th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
In a sound warning to operators, three staff members of the Penneshaw Hotel are being charged after a patron nearly six times the legal limit died driving home. Local Kangaroo Island resident Anthony Read crashed his ute driving from the

ONE-PUNCH KILLER PLEADS GUILTY

Posted on March 13th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
A Sydney man has pleaded guilty to the one-punch killing of a Brazilian man outside a Haymarket pub in late 2013. An altercation between Nicholas Lambaditis, 34, and Eric Heward resulted in Heward’s friend, Brazilian national Lucio Rodrigues, also 34,

QUEENSLAND DRUNK BANNED FROM EVERY PUB

Posted on March 13th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
A Queensland Court is attempting to moderate the behaviour of a man with a history of drunken violence. Steve Parnell is facing a total of five charges, after Police responded to noise complaints at his home in Tannum Sands early

Pub manager steals over $60k through Keno

Posted on February 20th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
The manager of a Queensland pub has been charged with multiple offenses based on his alleged theft of $62,530 by way of unpaid Keno bets. The 47-year-old manager at the Emerald Hotel will face Emerald Magistrate’s Court next month for

Hemmes sued over bashing by ivy security guards

Posted on February 16th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
[caption id="attachment_684" align="alignright" width="251"] ivy, George St, Sydney[/caption] The patron that was the subject of the case against ivy bouncers for bashing him in the hotel’s basement is now suing Justin Hemmes and his companies. In the early hours of