Should Multiple Drink Driving Disqualifications result in Cumulative Sentences?
Today we argued that s 90B of the Traffic Operations (Road Use Management) Act (TORUM) 1995 (Qld) does not mandate that two separate drink driving offences committed within a short period of each other must lead to cumulative disqualifications. Magistrate Carmody agreed and concluded that the sentencing function of the Magistrate is discretionary, and therefore […]
Release of 60 Minutes Crew and mother Sally Faulkner sets up a Potential Diplomatic Incident
The release on bail of the 60 Minutes crew, and the mother of the attempted victims of an abduction in Lebanon, may be kicking the can down the road in terms of impact. We would expect that the Lebanese judicial system will want these individuals to return to face Court, in the quite likely event […]
Legal Issues in Lebanon
The arrest of Sally Faulkner, the 60 Minutes crew led by Tara Brown and the representatives of a child recovery company in Lebanon demonstrate the need for careful consideration and expert knowledge prior to making decisions about the operation of laws in a foreign jurisdiction. One can only be knowledgeable about so many locations, and […]
Brussels Causes Inevitable Media Driven Search to Determine Whether Something was Missed
The very sad events in Brussels, like in Paris and elsewhere, has resulted in the inevitable media driven search to determine whether something was missed by law enforcement or intelligence agencies that could have prevented the attack. As other commentators are now beginning to concede, these sorts of attacks are very difficult to thwart. Terrorism […]
Justin Sibley – Specialist Consultant
At the request of Saul Holt QC, Justin Sibley provided expert guidance on a recent terrorism case, and in particular assisted in preparing the cross examination of the expert witness. Justin Sibley is in a strong position to assist on these types of cases, as he tends to know the witnesses that the Australian Federal […]
Farhad Jabar – Four Corners Program
Written by: Justin Sibley Published: 27 January 2015 The Four Corners program recently aired an interesting documentary on Farhad Jabar, who murdered a unsworn member of the NSW Police Service in Parramatta. The underlying theme of the documentary, is the involvement of conspirators from earlier plots (spanning back to Operation Pendennis). What the program does […]
Paris, a sign of things to come and an alternative rhetoric
Written by: Justin Sibley Published: 18 November 2015 The coordinated attacks on the weekend in Paris were markedly similar to the ‘suicide shooter’ attacks that took place in Mumbai in 2008, where coordinated shooters and bombers attacked hotels, cafes, and public transport. Following that incident, security and intelligence professionals feared more incidents of this […]
