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GOLD COAST BULLETIN: Serious Fraud Charges Dropped
AFTER a one week high profile trial, solicitor Carl Edwards was able to sucessfully defend two serious charges made by police against Joseph Palermo, each carrying a potential prison term of 14 years.
THE NORTHERN STAR: Murder case defence seeks DJ’s medical records
Solicitor Carl Edwards represented Mr O’Neill on behalf of Sydney-based John B Hajje & Associates before Tweed Heads Local Court this morning.
COURIER MAIL: Mercedes Corby fights apprehended violence order in Tweed Heads court
AN APPLICATION for an Apprehended Personal Violence Order against our innocent client was withdrawn and dismissed after negotiations with the applicant and the execution of a strategic litigation plan.
TWEED DAILY NEWS: Call for more court days at M’bah intensifies
FEDERAL MP Justine Elliot has weighed into the Tweed’s justice debate and called on NSW Premier Mike Baird to reinstate sitting days at Murwillumbah Local Court, after local lawyers fought for the changes.
TWEED DAILY NEWS: Tweed lawyer slams police for roadside drug testing
A PROMINENT Tweed criminal lawyer has slammed NSW police roadside tests which measure the presence of cannabis, MDMA and methylamphetamine in saliva.
TWEED DAILY NEWS: Tweed Local Court expands services for Tweed residents
Original Article (Tweed Daily News) A TWEED criminal defence lawyer says the introduction of committal hearings at Tweed Local Court is a "step in the right direction” towards a District Court at Tweed Heads. From Wednesday, July 19, hearings where...
BLOG: Why do I need a tailored Traffic Offender course?
What to expect from a tailored traffic offender course and why it is so important to attend such a course for the best possible result in court.
CASE STUDY: The Gatsbys’ great test to the powers of NCAT
IN a serious test to the judicial powers of the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal (NCAT), the Attorney General has intervened in on several cases up to the Court of Appeal, including on a disagreement over the occupation of a family home in Terranora, NSW.
CASE STUDY: Caught with MDMA at a music festival
Fortitude Valley police were conducting patrols of the Brisbane Riverstage to assist with the FOMO music festival, when they saw two women exit from the same stall at a set of portable toilets.
BRISBANE TIMES: Corby: ‘Don’t go into Business with Someone you Know’
Original Article (Brisbane Times) The sister of convicted drug smuggler Schapelle Corby has warned against going into business with friends after a dispute over a Gold Coast Tapas bar she co-owned landed her in court. Mercedes Corby appeared in Tweed Heads Local Court...
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