Shipment 'down the back of the container', Standen case tape says

A FORMER Crime Commission investigator, Mark Standen, allegedly advised Bill Jalalaty, an accused co-conspirator, on how to deal with the next shipment they were expecting, according to a conversation played to a Supreme Court jury.

Shipment 'down the back of the container', alleged tape of Standen says

A FORMER Crime Commission investigator, Mark Standen, allegedly advised his alleged co-conspirator Bill Jalalaty on how to deal with the next shipment they were expecting, according to a conversation played to a Supreme Court jury.

Bridge killer 'in control'

ARTHUR Freeman knew what he was doing when he threw his four-year-old daughter off the West Gate Bridge, a court has heard.

Lane in tears in court hearing

KELI LANE wept as her mother and a friend told a court how her nine-year-old daughter has become withdrawn since her mother has been in custody and asks every day about when she will be coming home.

Tossing daughter off bridge was revenge, court told

THE actions of a man who threw his four-year-old daughter off the West Gate Bridge were consistent with "spousal revenge", a court has heard.

Balcony barbie beef off to court

Enjoy your balcony barbecues while you can. If one Flat Chat reader has his way they will soon be banned by the Supreme Court.

Moran verdict to wait

THE jury in the murder trial of gangland widow Judy Moran will resume deliberations for a seventh day after struggling to reach a unanimous verdict. Victorian Supreme Court judge Lex Lasry agreed yesterday to allow jurors to return to court today for a seventh day and advised them not to compromise their honestly held views of the evidence to reach a verdict.

Busy day in court for AXA

A VICTORIAN court has heard the opening salvos in a legal battle between AXA Asia Pacific and two disgruntled investors that could cost the insurer up to $1.9 billion.

'Proceedings will prejudice' Yates

PETER Yates, the former Publishing and Broadcasting Ltd chief executive, was an "eminent person" and "prominent citizen" whose reputation would be "sullied" if a suit against him alleging deliberate misconduct as a One.Tel director proceeded, the NSW Supreme Court heard yesterday.

Suit will 'sully' Yates's reputation

PETER Yates, the former Publishing and Broadcasting Ltd chief executive, was an "eminent person" and "prominent citizen" whose reputation would be "sullied" if a suit against him alleging deliberate misconduct as a One.Tel director proceeded, the New South Wales Supreme Court heard yesterday.

Court orders story removal

AN ARTICLE published in the Herald and The Age yesterday could be in contempt of court and was removed from the newspapers' websites, after a Supreme Court order last night.

Evidence in the field will correct the critics

Elizabeth Farrelly should look at the Supreme Court of Canada ruling on the Percy Schmeiser case (‚œ‚œDanger lies on the GM food road‚„‚„, February 11). Her comment that ‚œ‚œSchmeiser had spent 40 years perfecting his own canola hybrids‚„‚„ is incorrect. Schmeiser was a canola grower, not breeder. He was found to have cultivated and then sold GM canola seed.

Court hears of Fitzgibbon's 'secret affair' with Liu sister

IT STARTED as a legal stoush about whether three Age journalists should have to reveal their sources. But sensational allegations have now emerged about payments to Labor MP Joel Fitzgibbon and his secret affair with the sister of the businesswoman said to have bankrolled him, Helen Liu.

Portraits denial

The artist Robert Hannaford told the NSW Supreme Court yesterday he was not commissioned to paint 10 portraits for the Black Chicks Talking project, conceived by the actor Leah Purcell, her partner, Bain Stewart, and developed by their company Bungabura. Hannaford disputes Bungabura's contention it owns the paintings and is suing for their return. He denied that he signed a receiptfor $1000 on the understanding it was a deposit for commissioning the works.

Moran asked former cop to find 'missing millions'

JUDY Moran hired a former police detective turned private investigator to help her track down "millions" of her slain husband's money that she believed her brother-in-law was keeping from her, a court has heard.

Moran killer was 'in disguise'

The man who shot Des Moran was wearing a "Dickie Knee" disguise like the character on the TV show Hey, Hey It's Saturday, a court has been told. Belinda Burt told the Victorian Supreme Court in Melbourne yesterday that she was walking along Union Road, Ascot Vale, when she saw a man standing in the doorway of the cafe. She heard several shots and saw the man holding a revolver before he ran off. She said he had a "Dickie Knee" cap with fake dark hair. Mr Moran was shot dead at a cafe on June 15, 2009. The prosecution says his sister-in-law Judy Moran, who had a financial dispute with him, drove the getaway car and disposed of the evidence. She has pleaded not guilty to murder. The jury was told Mr Moran was also overheard arguing months before his death with Suzanne Kane, a close friend of his sister-in-law, because he believed Ms Kane had stolen $200,000 worth of secretly stashed drugs.

Father denies accusation

The father of dead teenager Jai Morcom has been warned he could face Supreme Court charges after allegedly accusing a coronial inquiry witness of killing his son. The Deputy Coroner, Hugh Dillon, made the warning on day four of the coronial inquiry into Jai's death following a brawl at Mullumbimby High School in 2009. Mr Dillon asked the boy's father, Steve Drummond, pictured, if he had made the comment "you murdered my son" to the witness inside Lismore courthouse yesterday morning. Mr Drummond responded by "categorically" denying it. The Coroner said if there was "even the slightest hint" of a witness being intimidated or threatened it would lead to charges of contempt of court.

Court hears of day Moran was shot

JUDY MORAN is no stranger to Melbourne's Supreme Court. For years she attended court proceedings to face the men accused of killing her husband, Lewis, and sons, Mark and Jason, as part of an underworld war.

Rahm stays on ballot

CHICAGO. The Illinois Supreme Court has ruled that President Barack Obama's former chief of staff Rahm Emanuel can stay on the ballot for mayor of Chicago, saying in a unanimous decision that he meets the state's residency requirements despite spending most of the last year in the White House.

Fazio blocks power sale court orders

THE president of the Legislative Council, Labor MP Amanda Fazio, will defy the wishes of the committee looking into the state's power sale and not seek NSW Supreme Court orders for arrest warrants for the eight resigned directors.