Bail decision probably same in WA: lawyers

Original article by Amanda Banks, Tim Clarke
The West Australian – Page: 5 : 18-Dec-14

The New South Wales criminal justice system is under scrutiny after revelations that Muslim extremist Man Haron Monis had been released on bail despite being charged with being an accessory to murder. He was subsequently given bail after being charged with sex offences. Anthony Eyers, the president of the Criminal Lawyers Association of Western Australia, concedes that the Sydney siege gunman could have been granted bail on similar charges in the state

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The brightest and the best

Original article by Joanna Mather, Misa Han
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 7 : 17-Dec-14

Sydney barrister Katrina Dawson is one of two victims of the man who held 17 people hostage at the Lint Chocolate Cafe in the Sydney CBD. The cafe’s manager, Tori Johnson, also died in the siege at Martin Place. New South Wales Bar Association president Jane Needham has described Dawson as one of the legal profession’s "best and brightest". Muslim extremist Man Haron Monis was shot dead by police after a 17-hour standoff

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