Legal

PUB STAFF GUILTY OVER DUI DEATH

Posted on April 10th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
A landmark case that saw hotel staff charged after a drunk patron died in a road crash has reached trial, but the hangover isn’t over yet. [caption id="attachment_1899" align="alignright" width="309"] Anthony Read. Image: The Islander[/caption] In mid-2013 Kangaroo Island resident

BOUNCERS NEAR KILL KNIFE-WIELDING PATRON

Posted on April 8th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
In what could have been a scene from underbelly, a pack of nightclub bouncers from Melbourne’s upmarket CQ Hotel chased down and nearly stabbed to death a patron with his own knife. Career bouncer Remzi Orcanoglu was granted bail in

“GLASSING” PUTS PUB IN THE HOT SEAT

Posted on April 1st, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
A pub in suburban Camden went through the PR wringer this week as shock-hungry media latched onto a police report that mentioned a “glassing”. [caption id="attachment_1829" align="alignright" width="276"] Camden Hotel[/caption] PubTIC contacted the Camden Hotel, which initially resisted discussion on

LICENSEE FINED AND CONVICTED FOR LOCKOUT BREACH

Posted on April 1st, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
The OLGR reports a Sydney publican had a conviction recorded and strike against his venue due to his “specific” involvement in a lockout breach. Licensee of the Hotel Chambers, Chady Khouzame, pleaded guilty in Downing Centre Local Court last Wednesday

HOUSE PARTY SEES MAN SET ON FIRE

Posted on March 16th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
[caption id="attachment_1629" align="alignright" width="239"] Johno Holten. Image: Facebook[/caption] A Sydney teenager is recovering from serious burns after a classic case of stupidity under the influence of alcohol. Sydney Northern beaches 18-year-old Johno Holten is in a stable condition in Royal

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