We take an inclusive and comprehensive approach to preparing for a trial. The inclusive dimension is to ensure that our clients are not only informed along the way but take an active part in preparing trial. For example, in typical historical sex allegations we will try to find out in as much detail the background
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Criminal Trials In WA
Should Barry Cable be Charged with a Criminal Offence
Last month Judge Heron found that Barry Cable had assaulted a women many decades ago. The finding was made in the civil jurisdiction of the District Court. The victim was awarded monetary damages. Judge Heron applied the civil standard of proof that is on the balance of probability Barry Cable assaulted the woman. In other
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Rabia Siddique vs Anthony Bell
The recent case of the alleged Assault Occasioning Bodily Harm between the accused Anthony Bell, director of medical services at St John of God Hospital Midland, and the complainant Rabia Siddique, a former international human rights lawyer, is telling on a number of fronts. Points of consideration Firstly, this case demonstrates that allegations of domestic
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COVID-19 Fraud By Perth Nurse
In recent times anti-vaxxers have tried to obtain COVID-19 vaccination certificates fraudulently. Healthcare workers have been offered money by anti-vaxxers to cheat the system by falsifying records to allow a person to say they are vaccinated. A sinister twist now involves a Registered Nurse who is administering a COVID-19 shot and was seen to allegedly
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My Name is Cleo
The finding of little Cleo Smith is a magnificent outcome giving relief to her parents and all concerned including the public across Australia and around the World. Western Australia Police detectives found Cleo after 18 days since she had gone missing from a campsite at the blowholes just outside of Carnarvon. Detectives and lawyers all
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Believe Women And The Rule Of Law
Believe women is a political slogan arising out of the MeToo# Movement. The reason advanced by women is that women who complain of being raped have historically been met with deep suspicion by police, close friends and even family members. Being Found Guilty of Rape Anyone found guilty of rape must be dealt with under
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Racial Abuse And Hate Crime In Perth
The recent Swastika emblazoned individual who allegedly used a makeshift flamethrower to racially abuse an Indigenous woman and her daughter is disturbing. Extreme right wing behaviour is, however, thankfully rare, especially since the dismantling of the neo-Nazi Australian National Movement (ANM) led by Jack Van Tongeren. Is the Accused Mentally Unwell? The accused here is
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Brereton Report Into War Crimes
The findings of the Brereton Report into war crimes allegedly committed by Australian Defence Force (ADF) personnel in Afghanistan between 2005 and 2016 are contemptible. The findings are that 39 Afghanis were allegedly murdered by some 25 ADF and Special Air Service Regiment (SASR) soldiers. However, soldiers in war zones are permitted to use deadly
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