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Criminal lawyer Corey Wayne Cullen reprimanded for misconduct over bag of cocaine dropped at courthouse [Courier Mail paywall]
A criminal lawyer who lied about his reasons for reneging on his promise to give urine samples after he dropped a bag of cocaine in the courthouse has been reprimanded for misconduct.
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[4] On the third day of proceedings, I felt compelled to express my serious concerns about the competence of the representatives appearing for Ms Kempster and the First and Second respondents. Each had failed to lead or adduce critical evidence relevant to the questions of damages and vicarious liability. This failing persisted despite my express invitation to (then) Counsel for Ms Kempster on the second day of proceedings. At that time I invited Ms Kempster’s Counsel to recall her and have her give evidence relevant to the question of damages before the respondents' case commenced. My invitation was declined by Ms Kempster’s (then) Counsel.
[5] By the third day of the proceedings on 22 November 2024, the paucity of evidence presented in respect of both damages and vicarious liability was such that I could not see evidence sufficient to base any findings on those matters. The absence of evidence was entirely a product of the persistent failure by each of the representatives to lead or adduce such evidence from witnesses, either in evidence in chief or cross examination.
[6] So egregious were the failings in respect of the case against the Second respondent that I foreshadowed the possibility of a personal costs order against (then) Counsel for Ms Kempster…
The Monash Uni bombshell that has enraged law students [Herald Sun paywall]
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"It may be there is a tension between ss16A & 20C of the Crimes Act (Cth), but if so, it is not resolved by s79(1) of the Judiciary Act.": classic.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/vic/V…
(VSC rules that federal sentencing 'factors', including general deterrence, don't apply to federal child offenders.)
— #Jeremy Gans (#@jeremy_gans)
2:20 AM • Oct 24, 2025
Widens the criminalisation of sexual contact with animals (and offences involving videos of such conduct) in NSW to include non-penetrative and non-penile acts with animals.
(Victoria still does not criminalise non-penetrative sexual contact with animals.)
— #Jeremy Gans (#@jeremy_gans)
2:42 AM • Oct 26, 2025
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