Legal

REALITY CHECK FOR PUB PATRON GUILTY OF ASSAULT

Posted on November 30th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
A Victorian Court has issued a reality check to a patron that sparked a violent altercation requiring police involvement in a St Kilda pub. Truck driver and electrician Steven McCormick appeared before Armidale Local Court charged with common assault and

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

SENSELESS PATRON DEATHS PUT PUBS IN DARK SPOTLIGHT

Posted on October 9th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
Two NSW hotels have sadly become embroiled in the tragic deaths of two patrons assaulted in the vicinity. Visitor to Coffs Harbour, 26-year-old Kyle Watkins, was struck in a seemingly unprovoked attack soon after leaving the Coffs Hotel with a

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

BIKIE BAN LEAVES HOSPITALITY WORKERS NERVOUS

Posted on August 7th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
Hospitality staff across South Australia are justifiably “anxious and stressed” ahead of the first weekend of the State’s new anti-bikie laws banning OMGs from licensed venues. Laws that came into effect yesterday ban members of criminal organisations – Outlaw Motorcycle

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