BAIL GRANTED

Ciara appeared at Court for a client faced with a new charge of strangulation and other violence-related charges.

The client, ZA was already on bail for violent charges and the Court was reluctant to re-admit the client to bail.

Ciara argued that due to the nature of the evidence presented by the Police and the client’s personal circumstances (including that he has full-time work), he should be readmitted to bail on more restrictive conditions.

 

The Court agreed and ZA was readmitted to bail.

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‘Run it Straight’ death: Lawyer surprised no criminal investigations made

‘Run it Straight’ death: Lawyer surprised no criminal investigations made

Heather du Plessis-Allan from Newstalk ZB interviewed Matt Goodwin seeking his perspective on the potential for criminal liability in the death of a Palmerston North teen participating in a ‘run it straight’ game. Matt explained that the Police may have been hasty in reaching a decision not to carry out criminal investigations, especially in light of the manner of harm, but acknowledged that the Police are privy to facts that the public are not. Listen to the interview here.

FMA criticised for delayed investment scam warning after retiree loses $1m

FMA criticised for delayed investment scam warning after retiree loses $1m

The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) has been criticised for their delayed response in issuing scam warnings. This is in connection to the $1 million lost by the scam victim in the case handled by Matt Goodwin below, meaning that the FMA are suggested to have contributed to the success of the scam. In trial, Matt said the case should be a ‘wake up call’ for the FMA. Read full article here.

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