Bouchere v Car Festivals Pty Ltd [2022] FCA 1070
In this matter, Greg Walsh for Lynelle Bouchere. The initial advice provided was to the effect that the circumstances of the accident was one which arose as a result of a motor vehicle accident arising from a burnout competition, when pure methanol fuel generated by the competitor in the course of the competition, ignited rubber […]
NT Spectators – ‘Injury’ case settles for for excess of 3.4 million
NT SPECTATORS – ‘INJURY’ CASE SETTLES FOR IN EXCESS OF 3.4 MILLION NT Spectator Injury Case at RedNATS Event Alice Springs Raceway settles for $3.4 million and sends clear message to organisers as to the impact of breach of duty of care A number of Northern Territory and Western Australian Claimants have settled a class […]
Braun & Bond v Legal Complaints Review Officer & Simone Harris [2022] NZHC 1501
In this matter, Greg Walsh acted on a pro bono basis for Simone Harris, the Second Respondent. An application was made by the Applicants for judicial review of a decision of Legal Complaints Review Officer (‘LCRO’) asserting that there was a slip in a decision of the Law Society Standards Committee which should have been […]
Dawson v R [2021] NSWCCA 117
The Honourable Justice Bathurst states “This case is an unusual one in that it involves both pre-trial publicity of an egregious nature and an inordinate delay in the bringing of the prosecution. The applicant’s complaint is that these matters in combination would render any trial necessarily unfair so that any conviction would bring the administration […]
R v Dawson [2020] NSWSC 1221
On 3 April 2020, Christopher Dawson was arraigned on an indictment dated 30 March 2020 charging him with the murder of his then wife, Lynette Dawson, at Bayview in the State of New South Wales on or about 8 January 1982. On his arraignment he entered a plea of not guilty. By a notice of […]
R v Dawson [2022] NSWSC 552
On 3 April 2020 the accused, Christopher Michael Dawson, was arraigned in this Court on a charge that on or about 8 January 1982 he murdered Lynette Joy Dawson. He pleaded not guilty. Mr Dawson’s trial is currently listed to commence on 9 May 2022. On 14 April 2022, he signed an election pursuant to […]
Mental Health for Members of the Legal Profession
MENTAL HEALTH FOR MEMBERS OF THE LEGAL PROFESSION – A MODERN CONUNDRUM[1] Greg Walsh OAM INTRODUCTION I have been a legal practitioner for 45 years and as an articled clerk prior to my admission, I have nearly 50 years of experience in the practice of law. I have welcomed the opportunity of not only appearing […]
Council of the New South Wales Bar Association v Rollinson [2022] NSWSC 407
In this matter, Greg Walsh acted on a pro bono basis for Mr Michael Rollinson, Barrister, who had been the subject of two declarations that he was in contempt of Court and that he be punished for the contempt. The Applicant was the Council of the NSW Bar Association (“the Bar Council”). Mr Rollinson pleaded […]
Al Haje v Elassaad [2021] NSWSC 1437
In this case, Greg Walsh acted for Wisam Al Haje (Plaintiff) in respect of an application by Mohammad Elassaad (Defendant) to obtain a temporary stay, pending the conclusion of criminal proceedings, which is listed for trial, for the final hearing on 15 November 2021 at the Bankstown Local Court. The Plaintiff initiated proceedings in the […]
Lynelle Bouchere & Ors V Car Festivals PTY LTD & Ors
Please view or download the case related documents below; Order of Justice Bromwich 3 December 2021 Notice of right to Opt Out or Do Nothing to Group Members Applicant’s Amended Originating Application Second Further Amended Statement of Claim Amended Originating Application Defence to SFASOC by Second Respondent First Cross Claim by Second Respondent Second Cross […]
Judges, juries and prejudicial publicity: Lessons from empirical legal scholarship
Judges, juries and prejudicial publicity: Lessons from empirical legal scholarship – by Rebecca McEwen; John Eldridge In April 2014, former ‘Hey Dad!’ star Robert Hughes stood trial in the NSW District Court charged with the commission of serious sexual offences. After the jury delivered a guilty verdict, Greg Walsh, Hughes’ lawyer, remarked that ‘having regard […]
Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing and Memory
Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing and Memory: A Dilemma for the Criminal Justice System – Greg Walsh OAM The function of memory in the judicial system is a vital one and in recent years experts have sought to turn the science of memory “on its head”, causing it to become as malleable a concept as these […]