A very useful judgment for defence advocates was handed down by Appeal Justices Neave, Lasry and Redlich last week in R v Bac Al Nguyen Vu.It's a common practice in the summary jurisdiction for the prosecution to agree to amend charges on a plea of guilty and reduce the overall number of counts an accused …
Day: October 13, 2009
New magistrates appointed
The Attorney-General today appointed three new magistrates — Susan Armour, Julie O’Donnell and Jack Vandersteen — and two new justices to the Supreme Court — Terry Forrest QC and Dr Karin Emerton.