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People smuggling: boy's charges dropped
theage.com.au, Michael Gordon, December 14,2011
It was only after solicitor Sandra Wendlandt travelled to his home in the Riau Islands, between Singapore and
Sumatra, and returned with his original birth certificate and testimonies from his family, that prosecutors
Legal reprieve for Assange - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting ...
ABC News, AM with Tony Eastley, December 6, 2011
Robert Stary is a Melbourne-based lawyer acting for Julian Assange. ……ROBERT STARY: The argument is that
the extradition warrant that emanated from Sweden ...
Legal reprieve for Assange - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting ...
774 ABC Melbourne, National Summer with Jon Faine, December 9, 2011
Criminal lawyer Rob Stary, the dumped Deputy Commissioner Noel Ashby and the Federation of Community
Legal Centres Hugh DeKretser told Jon Faine where the corruption body will …
Man accused of stockpiling bomb chemicals bought on accused on bail
Herald Sun, Mark Dunn, December 7, 2011
"He speaks about his desires to protect his family,'' defence lawyer Sam Norton told the Supreme Court today.
Mr Marsh had also told police about his ...
In the line of fire: precarious profession of bikie enforcer
theage.com.au, Paul Miller, Steve Butcher and John Silvester, November 30, 2011
His solicitor, Andrew Halphen, of Robert Stary Lawyers, told the court that Undy had been concerned for his
life. Magistrate Charlie Rozencwajg jailed Undy ...
theage.com.au, Peter Munro, Deborogh Gough and Mark Russell, October 23, 2011
Lawyer Matt Wilson, of Robert Stary Lawyers, said: ''We've seen capsicum spray used on people, we've seen
police on horses charging over the tops of ...
ABC, Lateline, Hamish Fitzsimmons, September 14, 2011
The infamous 1988 murder of two young Victorian policemen will be the first case reopened if the Coalition Government in the state fulfils its promise to change double jeopardy laws. ROB STARY, LAW INSTITUTE OF VICTORIA: For instance, if there's been some perjured evidence that's given rise to an acquittal ……
Nelson Mandela couldn't have published his autobiography under law being used against David Hicks, argues lawyer...(audio)
ABC News Radio, 19 July 2011, Glen Bartholome
Glen Bartholomew is speaking here to Melbourne-based human rights lawyer Rob Stary published: 03/08/2011 (Federal, Defence, Afghanistan, David Hicks, Guantanamo)
Prime Minister Gillard on the 'national interest' and At Home With ...
ABC Online.com.au, September 21, 2011
Criminal lawyer Rob Stary who represented one of the accused explained all to Faine. And yesterday was the second day that the man accused of murdering ...
ROB STARY, LAW INSTITUTE OF VICTORIA: For instance, if there's been some perjured evidence that's given rise to an acquittal where there's been some ...
Explanation required when a judge's verdict gives rise to disquiet
WA today.com.au, September 12, 2011
Lawyers Robert Stary and George Williams criticised the national security legislation, while Waleed Aly and Geoffrey Barker asserted that the US and its ...
Robert Stary, WA today.com.au, September 8, 2011, OPINION
Legislation brought in since September 11 has hurt social cohesion and civil liberties. Robert Stary runs one of Melbourne's biggest criminal law practices.
Assange's Australian lawyer, Rob Stary, agrees that WikiLeaks cables sometimes need to be edited to protect sources. "There are cases where names should be ...
Rob Stary wants to help lift the Bulldogs. Picture: Aaron Francis Source: The Australian. THE man who defended Carl Williams wants to help re-energise the ...
Thug's free kick after St Kilda star Sam Fisher punched at Eve ...
Herald Sun, August 23, 2011
Defence lawyer Rob Stary said Hollow - who spent the day drinking at the races before heading to the nightclub where he continued to drink - had no criminal ...
Thug's free kick after St Kilda star Sam Fisher punched at Eve ...
Herald Sun, August 23, 2011
Defence lawyer Rob Stary said Hollow - who spent the day drinking at the races before heading to the nightclub where he continued to drink - had no criminal ...
Teens say they were 'tricked' into Australia by people smugglers
Herald Sun, August 14, 2011
Melbourne lawyer Rob Stary will criticise the AFP methods when he represents the teen in a preliminary hearing next week. He said the "bone density" X-ray ...
Police protect Max Brenner from anti-apartheid protesters
Green Left Weekly, July 30, 2011
Defending the application, lawyer Rob Stary referred to the Victorian Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities, which guarantees freedom of movement, ...
Players walked over slumped, crying Lovett accuser
Brisbane Times.com.au, July 29, 2011
Law Institute of Victoria spokesman Rob Stary said apart from legislative change, there had been a long-term cultural change in the way complainants in sex ...
Civil liberties lawyer Rob Stary, who defended the case, told the August 12, 2009, Green Left Weekly: “One of the things we are concerned with is the ...
Criminal lawyer Rob Stary said he was not surprised by the figures, particularly those relating to overdoses. He said there needed to be greater monitoring ...
Australian activists defy Australian police's attacks
The Palestine Telegraph, July 12, 2011
Civil liberties lawyer Rob Stary said the attack and arrests showed that “the new Victorian government is prepared to criminalise legitimate dissent. ...
Green Left Weekly, Friday, July 8, 2011 By Sue Bolton, Melbourne
Civil liberties lawyer Rob Stary in a media release issued by the Coalition Against Israeli Apartheid in the wake of the violent police attack on the ...
"I think all that does is point to the fact that our politicians need to change this law. It's impossible for the courts to try to administer laws that are so badly structured." Lawyer Rob Stary says there is little public interest in prosecuting
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ABC Online - 7.30 Report 9 May 2011, Reporter: Josie Taylor
But Rob Stary says the case does need a brighter spotlight. ROB STARY, Lawyer: Williams' involvement in the underworld and with corrupt police is something ...
SAMANTHA DONOVAN: Prominent solicitor Rob Stary was retained by Legal ... Rob Stary disagrees that people like Mokbel should be subjected to different laws. ...
... ran rings around the legal system but his lawyer Rob Stary said that the drug baron was stoic and understood he would be going to jail for a long time. ...
ABC News Online. Wednesday 20, 2011 by Jean Edwards
But Tony Mokbel's lawyer, Rob Stary, says organised crime figures should have the same legal rights as anyone else. "I don't subscribe to a view that there ...
Kingpin does one last deal for hope of freedom
theage.com.au - The Age, Steve Butcher, April 20, 2011
Ms Morgan, of Robert Stary Lawyers, had acted for Mokbel since mid-2008...
theage.com.au - The Age, Steve Butcher, February 12, 2011
A week ago, when The Saturday Age appeared before Judge Morrish to apply for the order to be lifted, Assange's Melbourne lawyer, Grace Morgan, said he did not consent to or oppose its revocation. Ms Morgan, of Robert Stary Lawyers, passed a handwritten note to the judge that elaborated on Assange's ''assistance'' …
Luke Grant speaks to Rob Stary, Julian Assange's Melbourne-based Lawyer, about an event at Federation Square on Friday night where people will hear an exclusive address recorded by Julian Assange
Defense attorney Rob Stary, a member of Assange's Melbourne legal team, said the Wikileaks founder recorded a 10-minute tape in which he thanked Australians...
The 7.30 Report - ABC, Reporter: Matt Peacock, 08 Dec 2010
The international storm over Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has taken a dramatic turn with the 39-year-old Australian surrendering to police in London.
'...As our interview with Rob Stary reveals - there are very good reasons to bring Assange home but this will not occur without the support of the Australia...'
Editorial by Steve Vizard on the Neil Mitchell & Eddie McGuire debate. Steve also talks to Rob Stary- Criminal Defence Lawyer, and Matthew Ricketson - Professor of Journalism, Canberra University and ex- Age Journalist.
''he (Robert Stary) ... said the law should be changed to prevent the media from naming suspects in rape investigations to protect innocent people, similar to the current system in South Australia."
Josephine Cafagna, Stateline Victoria, 8 October 2010
Rob Stary: ''You need to have adequate supervision that means adequate staffing levels. You need to put money into health and drug prevention and drug use and general health care and unless that's done then unfortunately the problems that have surfaced in the Ombudsman's report will continue"
Fran Kelly interviews Robert Stary following the murder of his client Carl Williams:
Live bullets in court worry lawyers
Samantha Donovan, PM Program ABC Radio, 1 October 2010
Samantha Donovan: "......Criminal defence lawyer Rob Stary has acted for Carl Williams, Tony Mokbel and several terrorism suspects. He says he's previously complained to Victoria's chief magistrate about security standards in the state's courts"
Frances Bell interviews Rob Stary from the Law Institute of Victoria and Greg Davies from the Police Association discuss an Opposition plan to overhaul the state's bail laws.
Robert Stary: ......The rule of law means the rule of law must be dispensed and applied evenly across every suspect or accused person. There are no separate rules for terrorism suspects.
Man accused of home invasion murder needs urgent psychiatric assessment, lawyer tells court
Amelia Harris with AAP, heraldsun.com.au, March 2010
Mr Norton also asked that his client be transferred to the Melbourne Assessment Prison for an urgent psychiatric assessment
Defence lawyer Rob Stary says the court's decision to hear the case is significant. "The way the Australian Government abrogated its responsibilities to him as an Australian citizen at that time was disgraceful," he said.
On 23 February 2010 Robert Stary co hosted the "'Conversation Hour'" on 774 ABC with Jon Faine. Guests were:
US journalist Mark Danner who has covered foreign affairs, politics and war for 25 years. His latest book "Stripping Bare the Body" is a collection of work from places including Haiti, Sarajevo, Iraq, Thailand and Washington.
Martin Purslow is the CEO of the National Trust in Victoria.
Rockefeller 'murder' couple remanded in custody
Steve Butcher, theage.com.au, 1 February 2010
A couple charged with murdering Melbourne multimillionaire Herman Rockefeller were this morning remanded in custody by Victoria's Chief Magistrate………Schembri's lawyer, Bridget Coath, said her client did not have any custody management issues
ABC774 AM Program hosted by Tony Eastley, 22 September 2009
Lawyer, Fiona Todd, remembers one of her clients who was granted bail after an extended time in the unit, and says he could not see his family coming to meet him from across the street.
During the chase, on April 1, workers sacked from a labour hire firm used on the West Gate project pursued workers who had been employed by a separate labour hire firm and had been dubbed ''scabs''....
Mark Dunn, From: Herald Sun, heraldsun.com.au, 1 September 2009
Mr Norton said Innella was profoundly remorseful for his actions, had apologised to Matthew in writing and volunteered himself to police after the incident.
Saney Aweys, 26, Yacqub Khayre, 22, and Nayef El Sayed, 25, have each been charged with one count of plotting a suicide attack on Holsworthy army base in NSW.
Aweys' lawyer, Rob Stary, slammed the case against the men, saying the men were being held in conditions at Barwon Prison, near Geelong, which he claimed were akin to the notorious US military prison at Guantanamo Bay....
THE Australian Federal Police has come under pressure to reveal whether a covert operative was planted in a group of five Melbourne men charged with terrorism offences....
Lawyer Rob Stary, whose firm represented those charged, and the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union yesterday demanded an apology from Ms Gillard for those charged. Last night the Deputy Prime Minister said she stood by her comments....
Police get more time to question terrorism suspects
ABC News, abc.net.au, 5 August 2009
Lawyer Robert Stary has represented terrorism suspects before, including Jack Thomas. Mr Stary says police could compromise their interviews if they do not let the men rest.
EAMONN DUFF AND MICHAEL BACHELARD, The Age, June 7, 2009
But Australian criminal law specialists give Mr King little hope of forcing a harsher sentence on Watson. Legal expert Rob Stary said that although the sentence was light, Watson could not be tried for a crime outside the jurisdiction. "There is no prospect that he'd be retried," Mr Stary said....
Lawyer Rob Stary, who is representing at least 10 men charged as part of the West Gate dispute, received a special mention hearing at the Melbourne Magistrates Court today to deal with Ms Gillard's comments, which he said risked a fair trial for his clients....
Meanwhile lawyer Rob Stary says, the "pendulum has swung" towards the need for a review of Australia's terrorism laws.
Mr Stary has renewed his call for a review after convicted terrorism supporter David Hicks broke his silence on Thursday by releasing a recorded statement....
....The conduct of enforcement agencies is as much a part of the regime as the laws themselves. Rather than offering self-justifying submissions to public inquiries, they should heed Mr Stary's comments on prosecutions destined to fail.
Man accused in terror cell trial walks free on bail
KATE HAGAN, The Age, October 21, 2008
Justice Bernard Bongiorno threatened to halt the trial of Kent and his 11 co-accused in March unless the men were moved from Barwon Prison and released from high security, describing their treatment as "intolerable"....
Mr Stary told The Age: "When Mr Rudd says he will lose no sleep...over the execution of the Bali bombers, in fact he puts in jeopardy the three members of the Bali nine who are subject to the death penalty....
PETER GREGORY, DEWI COOKE AND ADRIAN LOWE, The Age, September 18, 2008
Speaking at a media conference in Melbourne, defence solicitor Rob Stary said the four men acquitted in the Supreme Court trial had been held in custody for almost three years in an oppressive and harsh regime. He called on the Federal Government and Australian Federal Police to apologise to the men, and said the Government should make an ex-gratia payment to them as a gesture of goodwill....
What's setting records, they say, is the determination of police to track down and prosecute the demonstrators. Rob Stary is representing a bunch of the G20 accused and has long experience in the courts cleaning up after Melbourne demonstrations. "I've never seen anything like this," he says. "It's unprecedented."....
Mr Halphen told the court his client's escape bid was not premeditated. "What's happened is the prison van was not properly secured, the door opened and without thinking, Mr Pinder and two others quickly and opportunistically ran away," Mr Halphen said.
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