General Law News

The Latest UK Phone Scams Hitting Mobile Phones

Cameron Browne speaks to Channel 9 News on the latest UK phone scams hitting mobile phones. Watch the full video here;

Man Jailed Over Child Porn ‘Library’

Luke Royes   |  December 12th, 2011 | Gold Coast News

A HELENSVALE 24-year-old who created a massive child pornography online “library” has been jailed for three-and-a-half  years.

Gold Coast Community At War With Itself

Not all fun in the sun as financial cracks emerge

6 December, 2011 | Gold Coast Bulletin

The Gold Coast City Council social report shows a community that is “at war with itself”, says lawyer Bill Potts.

Finks Granted Bail on Serious Drug Charges

Finks caught up in mass drug arrests

Greg Stolz & Jeremy Pierce | 29 November, 2011 | The Courier Mail

Two Gold Coast bikie brothers were among more than 30 people arrested after a major police probe into drugs and prostitution.

Smashed From the Inside as Raids Net Suspects

Jessica Elder | 29 November, 2011 | Gold Coast Bulletin

Two Finks motorcycle gang members and 12 Finks associates were arrested yesterday after dawn drug raids on 15 Gold Coast properties.

2 Men Charged with over 60 Counts of Fraud & Identity Theft

Bill Potts appears in the Brisbane Magistrates Court for two men charged with over 60 counts of fraud and identity theft.

Stabbing Victim had History of Alcohol-Fuelled Rages

A JURY which convicted a Gold Coast tiler of murdering his defacto wife in a violent domestic confrontation should have been told the victim allegedly had a history of alcohol fuelled rages, a court heard today.

Richard John Vollmer, 38, has always maintained he was acting in self defence when he repeatedly stabbed Alissa De-Monie, including 10 times in the back, at their Burleigh Heads home two years ago.

Police on Jail Duty – Prison Overflow

NOT SUITABLE: Watchhouses, designed for short-term remands, are being used to house prisoners as the state’s jails run out of room, a situation condemned as bordering on cruelty. Source: The Courier-Mail

Police on jail duty: Prison overflow

by: Kristin Shorten and Jeremy Pierce | From: The Courier-Mail | November 17, 2011 NOT SUITABLE: Watchhouses, designed for short-term remands, are being used to house prisoners as the state's jails run out of room, a situation condemned as bordering on cruelty. Source: The Courier-Mail POLICE are being pulled off the beat to supervise prisoners in watchhouses as the state's jails run out of room. Police Deputy Commissioner Ian Stewart recently met Queensland Corrective Services to voice concerns police resources were being diverted to prisoner care. He said Cairns, Townsville, Brisbane and Southport were under the most strain. “We probably haven't had this (overcrowding) problem to this degree in...

Courts Hardening on Schoolies Booze

PARENTS who supply alcohol to their children for the annual Schoolies festival face being fined and risking their child’s future, according to a prominent Gold Coast legal firm.

Criminal defence lawyer Bill Potts said courts were becoming increasingly unsympathetic to teenagers and parents who did the wrong thing.