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Entrepreneur
5 hours ago
- Business
- Entrepreneur
Entrepreneurs Can Slash Admin Time With These 2,800+ Attorney-Drafted Templates
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News.com.au
a day ago
- News.com.au
Downing Centre courts will remain closed for four weeks
Sydney's busiest court complex will remain closed for as long as four weeks after a burst water main caused extensive flooding and major internal damage to the building. Cases scheduled for the Downing Centre will be disrupted as the 'extensive damage' to the infrastructure of the building, including IT systems, electricity and various pieces of electricity-reliant equipment, is repaired. 'The Downing Centre will be closed for at least four weeks. Assessment of the damage is ongoing, however it is clear that extensive repairs will be required,' the spokesman said. The Downing Centre houses Sydney's district and local courts, as well as the state drug court. The flooding and repairs are expected to cause severe disruptions to the sentencing/hearing timetable. People attending matters at any of the affected courts over the next four weeks have been urged to check online court listings or contact the Court Service Centre on 1300 679 272. The entire court complex was evacuated just before 10am on Tuesday after a water main burst, causing a mass exodus of journalists, public servants, barristers, lawyers, court workers and other members of the public due to attend hearings. The building experienced power outages due to the water inundation, and two people had to be freed from elevators when they became trapped between floors.
The Australian
a day ago
- The Australian
Why Erin Patterson's lies ‘point to innocence'
Erin Patterson told lies – but that doesn't make her a murderer. That's the core of her defence barrister's argument in the Victorian Supreme Court, where Patterson, a 50-year-old mother of two, has pleaded not guilty to murdering three elderly relatives and attempting to murder a fourth. Find out more about The Front podcast here. You can read about this story and more on The Australian's website or on The Australian's app. This episode of The Front is presented by Claire Harvey, produced by Kristen Amiet and edited by Jasper Leak, who also composed our music. Our team includes Lia Tsamoglou, Tiffany Dimmack, Joshua Burton, and Stephanie Coombes.
The Guardian
2 days ago
- The Guardian
Jury finds Karen Read not guilty of second-degree murder in death of police officer boyfriend
A jury has found Karen Read not guilty of second-degree murder, but guilty of drunk driving in the death of her police officer boyfriend in a divisive and high-profile case that dueling lawyers presented as either a tragic love story or a sinister cover-up. Read, 45, was accused of fatally striking her boyfriend, Boston police officer John O'Keefe, 46, with her SUV and leaving him to die in the snow outside a house party where other local police and a federal agent were closing out a night of drinking in 2022. She was charged with second-degree murder, manslaughter and leaving the scene, but jurors – who had begun deliberating on 13 June – dismissed the main charges that would have landed her with a hefty jail term. It was a huge victory for Read's lawyers, who have long asserted she was framed by police after dropping O'Keefe off at a party at the home of a fellow officer. Prosecutors argued the 45-year-old Read hit O'Keefe, 46, with her SUV before driving away, but the defense maintained O'Keefe was killed inside the home and later dragged outside in a conspiracy orchestrated by police that included planting evidence. Meanwhile, prosecutors described Read as a scorned lover who chose to leave O'Keefe dying in the snow after striking him with her SUV outside the house party. It was the state's second attempt to convict Read. The first Read trial ended on 1 July in a mistrial due to a hung jury. Describing O'Keefe as a 'good man' who 'helped people,' special prosecutor Hank Brennan told jurors during closing arguments that O'Keefe needed help the night he died and the only person who could provide it was Read. Instead, she drove away in her SUV. 'She was drunk. She hit him and she left him to die,' he said. Defense attorney Alan Jackson rejected the idea that there was ever a collision at all. He and the defense called forward expert witnesses who agreed. 'There is no evidence that John was hit by a car. None. This case should be over right now, done, because there was no collision,' Jackson said during closing arguments.
BBC News
2 days ago
- BBC News
Karen Read found not guilty of the murder of her police officer boyfriend
Karen Read, an American woman accused of murdering her boyfriend in January 2022, has been found not guilty of second-degree jury also found her not guilty of vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated and leaving the site of the collision. But she was convicted of driving while intoxicated.A July 2024 trial stemming from the death of Boston police officer John O'Keefe collapsed after the jury could not reach a verdict on the charges against Ms had pleaded not guilty to the charges, with her lawyers arguing that she was being framed for Mr O'Keefe's death. This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest can receive Breaking News on a smartphone or tablet via the BBC News App. You can also follow @BBCBreaking on X to get the latest alerts.
