Abstract: A discussion on bail in NSW, including the operation of the bail laws and the process of a bail application in the local court, district court and Supreme Court. Discussion Includes: • The difference between bail applications in the district court and the Supreme Court • Materials required for a bail application in the […]
Bail Discussion On Bench TV By Two Of Our Criminal Defence Solicitors Read More »
Truth is the primary defamation defence The number one defence to any claim of defamation, is that the defamation is true. And the number one piece of advice any lawyer can give a potential client is do not commence defamation proceedings unless you are 100% certain the other side cannot prove the defamation true. It
Ben Roberts-Smith case a warning to others Read More »
Bill Spedding malicious prosecution by NSW police: Supreme Court confirms O’Brien Criminal and Civil Solicitors represented Bill Spedding in his action against the NSW Police Force. Today, the NSW Supreme Court awarded Bill Spedding $1.48 million plus interest. The Court held that he suffered malicious prosecution by NSW Police during the 2014 investigation of missing
Bill Spedding maliciously prosecuted by NSW Police Read More »
O’Brien Solicitors’ Stewart O’Connell has extensive quotes in an article by Ben Abbatangelo on the Northern Territory intervention. The article appeared in the Saturday Paper, entitled: Inside the Northern Territory intervention In the article, the authors of the ‘Little Children Are Sacred’ report say successive governments used their report to justify an authoritarian regime. This
Inside the Northern Territory intervention Read More »
The death of Lismore paedophile priest Father Clarence Anderson has sheltered the Church from new allegations of child sexual abuse. The victim in question, a woman referred to as GLJ, took her case to the Supreme Court of NSW. She argued that the Catholic Church is liable for the traumatic attack she experienced as a
When 14-year old Russell Manser stole his first car for thrills in Mt Druitt, he didn’t realise he would spend most of his life at odds with the law. ABC’s Australian Story dove deep into Manser’s past, showcasing his incredible story of rehabilitation. The full episode is set to air on Monday May 30 at 8pm.
Setting the Record Straight: Russell Manser on Australia Story Read More »
Here is our statement on the resolution of the Terrance Flowers defamation lawsuit: Media statement on Terrance Flowers Aka Kelly defamation claim against Channel Seven The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Western Australia in Perth, Justice Peter Quinlan, today entered judgment in open court for Mr. Terrance Flowers in his defamation claim against
Police brutality against a young Aboriginal boy The NSW Police Force continue to display disturbing tendencies with the emergence of footage showing a young boy surrounded by four Sydney police officers while he is held against a fence, pleading with the officers. The obviously distressed child is restrained by male police officers who bark orders
Aboriginal child brutalised by NSW Police officers Read More »
Child sexual abuser preys on indigenous boys in Dubbo and other towns including Bourke and Gilgandra Since April 2018, the NSW Education Department has paid millions of dollars between 14 different indigenous male child sexual abuse victims from across western NSW. The majority of these victims attended schools in Dubbo, and the Department has openly
NSW Government secretly paid millions to victims of a teacher it admits was a paedophile Read More »
Peter O’Brien appeared on ABC Radio Sydney on June 2, 2020 to speak about CIDP. This was follow up to his letter to the Attorney General on the Cognitive Impairment Diversion Program (CIDP) and the article from the Sydney Morning Herald on that same day. You can listen to his interview, hosted by James Valentine,
Cognitive Impairment Diversion Program (CIDP): Peter O’Brien on ABC Radio Read More »
