APPELLATE COURTS – VICTORIA

PM expects Pell to be stripped of his honours

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Original article by Liz Main, Tom McIlroy
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 3 : 22-Aug-19

Cardinal George Pell may seek special leave to appeal to the High Court after Victoria’s Court of Appeal rejected his bid to have his conviction on historical child abuse charges overturned. The court ruled 2-1 against Pell’s appeal, and legal experts say the dissenting judgment by Justice Mark Weinberg may increase the chances of special leave being granted. Justice Weinberg ruled that Pell’s conviction should have been overturned. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Scott Morrison says Pell could be stripped of his Order of Australia. Pell was jailed for a minimum of three years and eight months in March.

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COURT OF APPEAL (VICTORIA), HIGH COURT OF AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET, AUSTRALIA. OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL

CFMEU’s Setka to fight charge

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Original article by Pia Akerman
The Australian – Page: 3 : 15-Aug-17

The Supreme Court of Victoria has ruled that criminal charges of blackmail laid against two Construction, Forestry, Mining & Energy Union officials should proceed. The CFMEU had sought to have the charges deemed invalid on the grounds that the alleged blackmail occurred during an industrial dispute. The charges against CFMEU Victorian secretary John Setka and his deputy Shaun Reardon relate to allegations of blackmail against two Boral executives in 2013. The CFMEU is expected to appeal against the court’s ruling.

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CONSTRUCTION, FORESTRY, MINING AND ENERGY UNION OF AUSTRALIA, SUPREME COURT OF VICTORIA, BORAL LIMITED – ASX BLD, GROCON PTY LTD, AUSTRALIAN BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION COMMISSION

Judges slam Victorian govt on gambling reform

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Original article by Jessica Gardner
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 15 : 5-Dec-14

Tabcorp and Tatts were in 1994 granted licences for 18 years by the then Victorian government to operate poker machines in the state. However, the rights were then transferred to pubs and clubs in 2008. Tatts launched a compensation suit for $A540m over the loss of its licence and Tabcorp sought $A687m. The Court of Appeal has now ruled in favour of the former but against the latter. Tatts won as its claim was based on a contractual rather than statutory argument

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TABCORP HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX TAH, TATTS GROUP LIMITED – ASX TTS, COURT OF APPEAL (VICTORIA), AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY, VICTORIA. DEPT OF PREMIER AND CABINET, CROWN RESORTS LIMITED – ASX CWN, LIBERAL PARTY OF AUSTRALIA, HIGH COURT OF AUSTRALIA, SUPREME COURT OF VICTORIA, STANDARD AND POOR’S ASX 200 INDEX

Chief prosecutor attacks ‘extreme’ sentencing laws

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Original article by Steve Butcher
The Age – Page: 8 : 20-Oct-14

Victorian Attorney-General Robert Clark in August 2014 announced new baseline sentencing for serious offences. Supreme Court Chief Justice Marilyn Warren and County Court Chief judge Michael Rozenes criticised the move, and chief Crown prosecutor Gavin Silbert QC has now also labelled the Government’s decision an over-reaction and a dangerous path to a mandatory sentencing regime. However, he acknowledged that the often complex and obscure verdicts of a number of Court of Appeal judges had prompted the Government’s action

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VICTORIA. DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC PROSECUTIONS, VICTORIA. OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL, COUNTY COURT OF VICTORIA, SUPREME COURT OF VICTORIA, COURT OF APPEAL (VICTORIA), CRIMINAL BAR ASSOCIATION OF VICTORIA

Essendon opts to drop legal action, move on

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Original article by Jake Niall, Samantha Lane
The Age – Page: 47 : 2-Oct-14

Essendon Football Club has decided not to appeal the verdict of the Federal Court that supported the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Agency. The club has received legal advice that it would win an appeal. However, the Australian Football League does not want it to appeal and the players want the matter to be settled. Coach James Hird has decided to launch his own appeal

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ESSENDON FOOTBALL CLUB, AUSTRALIAN SPORTS ANTI-DOPING AGENCY, AUSTRALIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE, AUSTRALIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE COMMISSION, WORLD ANTI-DOPING AGENCY

$145m loss if East West contract is delayed

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Original article by Jane Lee, Mark Hawthorn, Clay Lucas
The Age – Page: 8 : 25-Sep-14

The Victorian Court of Appeal heard that delaying the signing of contracts could cost the East West Link toll road project EUR100 million ($A145 million). The contracts have to be signed by 1 October 2014 to avoid a loss from foreign exchange risks. A Brunswick resident is trying to prevent the signing of contracts until his appeal can be reheard. The Victorian Government agreed not to sign contracts before the court’s decision on 29 September

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COURT OF APPEAL (VICTORIA), EAST WEST CONNECT PTY LTD, AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY, VICTORIA. LINKING MELBOURNE AUTHORITY, VICTORIA. DEPT OF TRANSPORT, PLANNING AND LOCAL INFRASTRUCTURE, SUPREME COURT OF VICTORIA, MORELAND CITY COUNCIL, YARRA CITY COUNCIL