Author Archives: andrew

How do you solve a problem like Lawyer X?

Posted on December 12, 2018 by andrew

How does the State of Victoria mange a review of 380-odd criminal convictions in the wake of revelations about Lawyer X? As the law stands, the answer is ‘with enormous practical difficulty and delay’. Legal academic Dr Bob Moles and … Continue reading →

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Sue Neill-Fraser – the ‘bias’ in my reporting

Posted on December 3, 2018 by andrew

By Andrew L. Urban. In the wake of the publication of my book, Murder by the Prosecution (Wilkinson Publishing, 2018), a few more people have muttered the word ‘bias’ in my direction, referring to the Sue Neill-Fraser case which makes … Continue reading →

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Justice Party’s public register “would be outrageous”

Posted on November 28, 2018 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban. In the wake of the Victorian State election on November 24, 2018, Derryn Hinch’s Justice Party (probably with four shiny Upper House seats) will seek to make public on a website the register of sexual offenders currently … Continue reading →

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Why Dr Bob Moles is calling for a Royal Commission

Posted on November 13, 2018 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban.  Giving explosive evidence before the Budget & Finance Committee of the South Australian Legislative Council (November 5, 2018), Dr Bob Moles outlined why he believes a Royal Commission is needed into the State’s several failures in allowing … Continue reading →

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The Dreyfus Affair – 124 years later, not much change

Posted on October 15, 2018 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban. October 15 this year (2018) marks the 124th anniversary of the first of two dates that reverberate through the annals of justice, recalling one of the most infamous cases of a wrongful conviction – thanks to ill … Continue reading →

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Murder by the Prosecution – first book review

Posted on September 22, 2018 by andrew

Book review extract, The Spectator Australia, September 22, 2018: “Urban makes a powerful case that grandmother Neill-Fraser, who had run a successful horse-riding school and been involved in property development, was wrongly accused and prosecuted for the murder of Chappell, … Continue reading →

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Sue Neill-Fraser – questions, questions, questions …

Posted on September 19, 2018 by andrew

By Andrew L. Urban. Troubling questions remain unanswered eight years after the trial in which Sue Neill-Fraser (now 64) was convicted of murdering her partner Bob Chappell, which she has always strenuously denied; she is now seeking leave to appeal … Continue reading →

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Former Premier & AG calls for Criminal Cases Review Commission

Posted on September 13, 2018 by andrew

Former Tasmanian Premier Lara Giddings officially launched Andrew L. Urban’s, Murder by the Prosecution (Wilkinson Publishing) on September 6, 2018 at Fullers Bookshop in Hobart, calling for the establishment of a Criminal Cases Review Commission and stating that the provisions … Continue reading →

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Murder by the Prosecution launched in Hobart

Posted on September 9, 2018 by andrew

By Andrew L. Urban Calling for the urgent establishment of a Criminal Cases Review Commission in Tasmania, former Tasmanian Premier and shadow Attorney General Lara Giddings officially launched my book on Thursday, September 6, 2018, to a full house at … Continue reading →

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Gordon Wood v NSW: nearly malicious?

Posted on August 14, 2018 by andrew

In the wake of Justice Fullerton’s judgement (10/8/2018) that saw Gordon Wood’s claim for malicious prosecution against the State of NSW fail, Andrew L. Urban examines crucial parts of the judgement and finds them troubling. It could be argued that … Continue reading →

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