Significant Cases

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Our criminal law team at TGB Lawyers has advised on a huge range of criminal cases across Australia. Here are just some examples of cases TGB Lawyers’ criminal law team has advised on.

• The Queen v Zachary Rolfe (NT) – junior counsel in successful defence of a Northern Territory police officer charged with murder
• The Queen v Rolfe (HCA) – instructed in the High Court Appeal as to the applicability of the good faith defence
• Bell & Ors v Deputy State Coroner (SA) – junior counsel in successful argument in the South Australian Supreme Court finding that penalty privilege applied in SA Coroners Court
• Rolfe v Territory Coroner (NT) – junior counsel arguing on appeal that penalty privilege applies in the NT Coroners Court – (decision reserved)
• Bauwens & Ors v Territory Coroner (NT) – junior counsel for a plaintiff arguing the existence of penalty privilege in NT Coroners Court – currently on appeal (as above)
• DPP v Jaunay & Hobbs (SA) – acted as counsel successfully arguing for a stay in the Magistrates’ Court, and then instructed in the subsequent appeal in the Supreme Court
• Inquest into the death of Kumanjayi Walker – instructing and counsel for Constable Rolfe in the Inquest which has been running for over three months
• Inquest into the death of Wayne Fella Morrison – acting for a number of correctional officers in an inquest which ran for 5 years, concluding on 12/5/23
• DPP v Foster (ACT) – instructed in a successful application for a permanent stay in the Magistrates’ Court
• Lumsden v Police – counsel at trial and then instructed on successful appeal overturning conviction on the basis of the ‘police good faith immunity.’
• NT WorkSafe v Kalidonis & Kalidonis Pty Ltd – first industrial manslaughter prosecution in the NT – industrial manslaughter charges dropped
• NT WorkSafe v Rainbow Beach Constructions – currently proceeding through courts charged with industrial manslaughter
• NT WorkSafe v Little Miss Korea – currently proceeding through courts charged with various WorkSafe breaches
• Bahnert v Commissioner of Police (NT) – current judicial review on the application of medical retirement provisions
• Police v Boffa (SA) – successful defence as counsel at trial of a young liberal member charged with aggravated assault
• R v M, R, R (suppressed) – instructing in the Supreme Court prosecution including significant covert ICAC/Anti-corruptions investigation, multiple counts of corruption/aggravated theft
• Bell & Ors v State Coroner – instructing in the Supreme Court judicial review on privileges, self-incrimination, and bias
• Prodata v SAFECOM & SMS – instructing in the Federal Court on complex multi-party multi-million dollar commercial-litigation.
• Commissioner of Police v VDW (suppressed) – instructing on disciplinary appeal to the District Court on the right to silence, temporary stays, and procedural fairness
• Bates v the King – instructing in Court of Appeal on appealing jury conviction
• Linden v Foster (ACT) – Instructing on permanent stay of criminal proceedings, abuse of process, investigational irregularities, right to silence
• DPP v T, S (suppressed) – instructing in ICAC corruption investigation, multiple charges of indictable offences, including suppression
• DPP v Scibilia – Instructing on multiple indictable assaults and subsequent Supreme Court appeal considering immunity from prosecution, and acts conducted in the course of duty/employment
• Chen v State of WA – assisting in Western Australia Supreme Court quashing unlawful search warrants
• Attorney General WA v Chen – instructing in Western Australia Supreme Court contempt of court following evidence given at a royal commission
• DC v Commissioner of Police – Instructing in District Court appellate jurisdiction overturning excessive disciplinary sanctions
• A Person v ICAC (suppressed) – assisting in the Supreme Court in relation to warrants and Legal Professional Privilege in ICAC investigations
• C v ICAC (suppressed) – assisting in the Supreme Court in relation to procedural fairness in ICAC investigations
• Cosenza v Graham – assisting in SASCFC judicial review of dismissal of criminal charges
• Critical incidents and reportable matters – provision of 24/7 advice on shootings, critical incidents, and deaths in custody