Author Archives: andrew

ACT Integrity (???) Commission dismisses Sofronoff appeal, no surprise

Posted on December 11, 2025 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban  The ACT Integrity Commission had found that Walter Sofronoff providing his report on the inquiry into the criminal prosecution of Bruce Lehrmann to two journalists (under embargo) was corrupt. He appealed and in dismissing his appeal, the … Continue reading →

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Does it pass the pub test = does it pass the common sense test?

Posted on December 10, 2025 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban  Common sense would tell you that a migrant with imperfect English accused of murdering a whole family but claiming to be innocent would not make a confession to negate his alibi to a stranger in jail, even … Continue reading →

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The case of the missing gold prospector

Posted on December 9, 2025 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban The conviction of Stephen Struber and Dianne Wilson-Struber for the 2012 murder of gold prospector Bruce Schuler in remote Queensland carries a high risk of wrongful conviction when assessed against established international miscarriage-of-justice indicators. Former detective and … Continue reading →

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When Murphy’s law was right

Posted on December 8, 2025 by andrew

The late jurist Lionel Murphy (1922 – 1986) wrote a prescient dissenting view when the High Court rejected Lindy Chamberlain’s 1984 appeal, where Murphy was outvoted 3-2. It is essential reading even now. Murphy’s summary turned out to be 100% … Continue reading →

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Coming soon: true crime movies inspired by real events

Posted on December 7, 2025 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban  Another title could be “You can’t make this stuff up!” And we didn’t. Or you could file it under ‘Truth is stranger than fiction’. We have been inspired by real events to draft these story lines. Sadly, … Continue reading →

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A-G Rowland says ‘no’ to CCRC – much needed law reform

Posted on December 6, 2025 by andrew

Not for the first time, a Federal Attorney-General has shrugged off a proposal to consider the establishment of a Criminal Cases Review Commission. The public should know this. The legal profession should know this – especially the few who have … Continue reading →

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Juries and the GIGO principle

Posted on December 5, 2025 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban In a Sydney murder trial, Juror John was so disturbed by what he saw as the Crown’s unethical behaviour, unrestrained by the judge, he barely could restrain himself from jumping out of his seat and shouting his … Continue reading →

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Lehrmann’s hell in legal purgatory

Posted on December 4, 2025 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban  Now that Bruce Lehrmann’s appeal against the negative result in his defamation case against TEN and Lisa Wilkinson has been dismissed in the Federal Court, the legal quagmire has deepened. He is living in the hell of … Continue reading →

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Tasmanian Legislative Council urged on “a wide-ranging powerful commission of inquiry” into Sue Neill-Fraser case

Posted on December 3, 2025 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban You won’t be surprised that the Tasmanian Government is continuing to stonewall on the calls for an inquiry into the Sue Neill-Fraser case, firmly keeping a blind eye on the mountain of reasons in favour of one. … Continue reading →

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Is Sue Neill-Fraser’s murder conviction built on fraud? LIA says yes.

Posted on December 2, 2025 by andrew

LIA, the new Legal Intel AI, has identified at least four issues as potential grounds that might be framed as a ‘fraud on the court’ in the case of Sue Neill-Fraser. One would be enough. Given the shameful history of … Continue reading →

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