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Bill Potts Talks Police Pursuits On Today Tonight

Bill Potts is interviewed by Today Tonight’s Damien Hansen as to whether police should be banned from pursuing offenders in high speed pursuits.

Lawyer Shark Enters The Brisbane Pool

2 February 2010 | by The New Lawyer |

Ships may be sinking and clients drowning, but a prominent lawyer has entered the pool hoping to make a splash in the Brisbane market.

Potts Lawyers Brisbane Office Opens!

King of the Coast courts capital cases

(Courier Mail, 8 January 2010)

Flamboyant Gold Coast lawyer Bill Potts opened a Brisbane criminal law office this week with plans to expand the base of his already large criminal practice.

Feature Gold Coast Bulletin Article By Bill Potts

Bill Potts appeared as a guest columnist in the Gold Coast Bulletin on 13 November 2009.

Prisoners of Past

A conversation I recently had at a dinner party caused me to rethink how to approach my daily grind.

Courier Mail Coverage Of Paolo Liuzzo Case

The appearance of “international playboy” Paolo Liuzzo in Southport Magistrates Court sparked a media frenzy. Bill Potts appeared for Mr Liuzzo at his plea. (Courier Mail 4/11/09)

Money Talks, Paolo Walks

by Renee Redmond, court reporter – Courier Mail 4/11/09
American playboy Paolo Liuzzo waved his chequebook to get himself out of trouble after refusing to do community service on the Gold Coast as punishment for a series of crimes.

Need for extra Judges in Southport District Court

Bill Potts comments to the Gold Coast Bulletin about the increasing need for extra Judges in the Southport District Court. (Gold Coast Bulletin – 13/11/12)

Distric Court Under Stress

Southport District Court judges cleared a whopping 448 criminal cases in 2011-12 but still have 192 matters outstanding, a scenario which plagues the justice system across the state, according to a report.