Track Record

Case History

A representative selection of matters across criminal, civil, compensation, disciplinary,
and family law — from Local Court to the High Court of Australia.

Shalhoub v State of New South Wales [2017] NSWDC 363

March 6, 2018

Greg Walsh acted for Andrew Shalhoub, who was successful in his District Court Action Shalhoub v State of New South Wales [2017] NSWDC 363. In this matter Greg Walsh acted for Andrew Shalhoub who on the 7th of June 2015 was 19 years of age. He was with a friend, Mustapha ~~~~, at a gathering at a home in southern Sydney on the evening of Sunday 7 June 2015. At about 2:00am on Monday morning, a public holiday, Mr ~~~ contacted his brother Wassim ~~~, to come and collect him and Mr Shalhoub. When Wassim arrived, Mustapha and Mr Shalhoub got into the car and they commenced the return journey. Mr Shalhoub was in the rear of the car. As they proceeded from the cul-de-sac onto David Road at about 2:20am, Police activated flashing lights and Mr ~~~~ pulled over. Mr Shalhoub, Wassim and Mustapha were in instructed by Police to put their hands out of the car. Mr Shalhoub was then pulled from the car, taken to ground, struck several times including blows to his head whilst he lay faced down on the ground, He was handcuffed, searched and eventually informed that he was under arrest. He was informed

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Luke Jarvie v Victims Compensation Tribunal

September 24, 2007

Luke Jarvie suffered serious injuries as a result of being attacked by an offender after watching a Cronulla Sharks v Warriors NRL game at Shark Park on 27 May 2006. Whilst he was leaving the grounds and awaiting his mother to pick him up, he was struck by an offender and rendered unconscious. He was admitted to hospital with a fractured skull. The offender was charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm and convicted at the Sutherland Local Court. Police called in evidence Luke Jarvie and other witnesses and the Magistrate convicted the offender and rejected any contention that the offender was acting in any way in self-defence. Luke Jarvie retained a solicitor in respect of an application for victims compensation and that application was determined by the Tribunal whereby in effect no compensation at all was awarded to Mr Jarvie. The Tribunal in its findings relied upon a statement of a witness who was not called in the criminal proceedings. Greg Walsh acted on Luke’s behalf in respect of an appeal from the determination of the Tribunal. It was necessary to establish special grounds pursuant to s.38(3) Victims Support & Rehabilitation Act, 1996, as there was a considerable body

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