by Jones + AssociatesNot guilty of obstructing police
Jones + Associates recently appeared before the Magistrates court
Jones + Associates recently appeared before the Magistrates court for a man charged with having obstructed police at a Brisbane police station.
Our client, in the course of being arrested, has his arm broken by police. He was subsequently charged with obstructing police in the course of the arrest which led to the injury.
The entire interaction was recorded on video by both police and CCTV within the police station.
We were successful in arguing there was no case for our client to answer and subsequently the charge was thrown out by the court.
Further, costs were awarded against the police to our client.
Should you ever have issues with the police or are charged with any criminal offense, contact Brisbane Criminal Lawyers for legal assistance.
by Jones + AssociatesJones + Associates Represent Man Charged with Attempt to Smuggle 200kg of Cocaine
We Represent Man Charged with Attempt to Smuggle 200kg of Cocaine
Yaacov Amsalem, a 50-year-old Israeli national, faced a Brisbane court on Tuesday following his extradition from the Philippines.
Amsalem is facing charges of conspiracy to import a commercial quantity of a border-controlled drug and conspiring to traffic a commercial quantity of a controlled drug and conspiracy to deal in the proceeds of crime exceeding $1 million.
by Jones + AssociatesAlleged International Drug Lord to Be Represented by Jones + Associates
Alleged International Drug Lord to Be Represented by Jones + Associates
After several years of hiding in the Philippines, Yaacov Amsalem, a French-Israeli national, was turned over to Australian authorities – considered a ‘high-value international drug lord and fugitive,’ according to the Philippines National Bureau of Investigation (NBI).
He appeared on Monday in the Brisbane Magistrates Court, represented by Alex Jones of Jones + Associates.
Amsalem was arrested in a bar in Makati Philippines in 2014 having successfully evaded police for many years. Identified by Australian authorities and declared an international fugitive by Interpol, Amsalem was hiding with former soldiers and bodyguards when the arrest was made.
Australian Police tipped off the Philippines NBI which led to the arrest and subsequent extradition to Queensland.
Amsalem will quarantine in Brisbane before an application will be made by the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions to extradite him to New South Wales to face charges of conspiracy to import drugs, conspiracy to traffic drugs, and conspiracy to deal with monies.
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by Jones + AssociatesJudicial Review
The Judicial Review Act 1991 (Qld) enables a person to challenge the legality of administrative decisions such as decisions made by Government Departments and agencies and Magistrates/Judges.
A Judicial review is effectively an appeal whereby a person seeks to challenge the legality of a decision, as opposed to the merits of that decision. It is essentially a review of whether the decision was made properly rather than whether the outcome was correct.
The most common grounds relied upon in Judicial Reviews are:
- That a breach of the rules of natural judges happened in relation to the making of the decision;
- That the making of the decision involved an error of law;
- That the making of the decision was an improper exercise of power; and
- That there was no evidence or other material to justify the making of the decision.
Recently, Jones + Associates made a rare application challenging administrative decisions of two Queensland Magistrates. The Judicial Review was argued on the basis that both Magistrates made errors of law in making their respective decisions.
The relevant decisions were firstly, to refuse to allow cross-examination of witnesses at committal hearing and secondly, to conduct a committal hearing and commit the matters to trial in the District Court without the defendants’ consent.
When hearing the application before the Supreme Court of Queensland, Her Honour Chief Justice Holmes accepted our argument and ultimately our application was successful. Her decisions were published and can be found at Atherton & Anor v Eaton & Ors [2019] QSC 66.
An application for Judicial Review can be made with respect to an array of decisions including:
- Parole Bard decisions
- Decisions made by a board constituted by legislation (Eg Harness Racing Board)
- Decisions made by adjudicator pursuant to legislation (Eg Building and Constructions Industry Payments Act)
- Queensland Building and Construction Commission decisions
- Administrative decisions made by a court/tribunal
Should you be aggrieved by an administrative decision or wish to obtain advice in relation to Judicial Reviews, you should contact Criminal lawyer Brisbane on (07) 3229 3166.