Tag: Court of Appeal
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Court Grants Permission for Erin Patterson to Appeal Guilty Verdicts
Background: The Leongatha Case and Erin Patterson The Court of Appeal has granted permission for Erin Patterson, a 51-year-old former Leongatha resident, to appeal her convictions related to a high-profile mushroom-related incident that occurred in July 2023. Patterson hosted a lunch at her home in the Victorian town of Leongatha, inviting guests and, according to…
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Court Allows Erin Patterson to Appeal Guilty Verdicts in Mushroom Poisoning Case
Overview: A High-Profile Appeal Granted The Court of Appeal has accepted and lodged the bid by Erin Patterson to appeal her guilty verdicts, a move that has thrust the Leongatha mushroom poisoning case back into the spotlight. Patterson, 51, was convicted in connection with the death of her husband after a lunch at her Victorian…
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Court Accepts Appeal Bid from Erin Patterson, the ‘Mushroom Killer’
Court Accepts Appeal Application in High-Profile Mushroom Poisoning Case The Court of Appeal has formally accepted the appeal lodged by Erin Patterson, a 51-year-old woman convicted in connection with a mushroom poisoning incident that occurred at a lunch in Leongatha, a town in Victoria, Australia. Patterson’s case has drawn broad public and media attention as…
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Legal Challenge to Palestine Action Ban Moves Forward as Court Rules
Background: A First-in-Class Challenge to a Proscription A landmark legal battle is on the horizon after a Court of Appeal ruling allowed a judicial challenge to the government’s decision to proscribe Palestine Action to go ahead next month. The ruling upheld a lower court decision that granted a judicial review to Huda Ammori, co-founder of…
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NSW Court Bans Pro-Palestinian Sydney Opera House Rally, Citing Public Safety Risks
NSW Court Rules Against Planned Opera House Rally The highest court in New South Wales has granted a prohibition order preventing a large-scale pro-Palestinian rally planned for the Sydney Opera House forecourt. Police argued the event posed an extreme risk to public safety, and the Court of Appeal agreed, ruling that the assembly could not…
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NSW Court Backs Police in Prohibition of Sydney Opera House Pro-Palestinian March
NSW Court of Appeal Bans Planned Opera House Protest on Public Safety Grounds The Court of Appeal in New South Wales has prohibited a planned pro-Palestinian march to the Sydney Opera House, siding with police concerns over public safety. The ruling follows a police submission that warned the proposed event, with an estimated 40,000 participants,…
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NSW Court Bans Planned Pro-Palestinian March to Sydney Opera House on Safety Grounds
NSW Court Blocks Planned Pro-Palestinian March to the Opera House The highest court in New South Wales has granted a prohibition order against a planned pro-Palestinian rally that would have culminated at the Sydney Opera House forecourt. The Court of Appeal ruled that police concerns about public safety outweighed the event’s political significance, effectively barring…