Victorian Government Attorney-General Jaclyn Symes today announced six new appointments to the County Court of Victoria. One of these appointments is OPP Crown Prosecutor Angela Ellis.
The Director of Public Prosecutions Kerri Judd QC and Chief Crown Prosecutor Brendan Kissane QC have welcomed the appointment of Patrick Bourke SC as a Senior Crown Prosecutor.
The High Court has granted the Director of Public Prosecutions, Kerri Judd QC, special leave to appeal against a Court of Appeal decision on the meaning of ‘recklessness’ for offences other than murder.
The Director of Public Prosecutions Kerri Judd QC and Chief Crown Prosecutor Brendan Kissane QC have welcomed the appointment of Elizabeth Ruddle S.C. as a Senior Crown Prosecutor.
Victorian barrister Kathryn Hamill has been appointed a Crown Prosecutor.
It is important to correct a misconception about the current commentary surrounding the Judicial Proceedings Reports Act.
The Royal Commission into the Management of Police Informants has today published a submission by Mr Douglas Drummond QC.
Following the release of the submissions filed by Counsel Assisting the Royal Commission into the Management of Police Informants, enquiries have been made in relation to the role of the DPP in any potential future prosecutions of individuals.
The Director of Public Prosecutions, Kerri Judd QC, has applied to the High Court for special leave to appeal against a Court of Appeal decision on the meaning of ‘recklessness’ .
The Director of Public Prosecutions Kerri Judd QC has congratulated Fran Dalziel QC on her appointment as a judge of the County Court of Victoria.
Victorian barrister John Dickie has been appointed a Crown Prosecutor.
An article published in today’s edition of The Age mischaracterises an aspect of the information I provided to the Royal Commission into the Management of Police Informants (the Commission) on 8 November 2019.
Director of Public Prosecutions Kerri Judd QC has announced the appointment of Abbey Hogan as Solicitor for Public Prosecutions (SPP) in Victoria.
The Director of Public Prosecutions Kerri Judd QC has lodged an appeal against the sentence handed down to Codey Herrmann for the rape and murder of Aiia Maasarwe.
The Director of Public Prosecutions Kerri Judd QC has welcomed the appointment of Kevin Doyle as a judge of the County Court of Victoria.
Director of Public Prosecutions Kerri Judd QC has congratulated Solicitor for Public Prosecutions John Cain on being appointed as the Victorian State Coroner and a County Court Judge.
The Office of Public Prosecutions Victoria’s Annual Report 2018 – 19 has been tabled in Parliament. The report details the work of the OPP, Director of Public Prosecutions and Crown Prosecutors’ Chambers.
The Director of Public Prosecutions, Kerri Judd QC, has referred a point of law to the Court of Appeal to determine the correct interpretation recklessness for offences other than murder
The Director of Public Prosecutions Kerri Judd QC has lodged an appeal against the sentence imposed on James Haberfield for assaulting two paramedics.
The High Court today granted the Director of Public Prosecutions special leave to appeal in the matter of Akon Guode v The Queen [2018] VSCA 205.
A groundbreaking report that provides a unique insight into the communication needs of victims of crime has been launched today by the Office of Public Prosecutions (OPP) and RMIT’s Centre for Innovative Justice (CIJ).
The Director of Public Prosecutions Kerri Judd QC has lodged an appeal against the sentence handed down to Borce Ristevski for the manslaughter of his wife Karen.
Director of Public Prosecutions, Kerri Judd QC, has welcomed the appointments of Diana Piekusis QC as Senior Crown Prosecutor and Victorian barrister Grant Hayward as Crown Prosecutor.
The sentences handed down to two women who bought and sold cars without a motor car trader’s license have been increased following an appeal by the Director of Public Prosecutions.
The sentence imposed on a man for committing sexual offences following an attack on a young female visitor to Melbourne, has been increased following an appeal by the Director of Public Prosecutions.
DPP Kerri Judd QC has welcomed the High Court’s unanimous decision to allow her appeal against a Court of Appeal decision that a trial judge could invite a jury to reach a not guilty verdict before the conclusion of a trial.
A statement from Director of Public Prosecutions Kerri Judd QC in relation to the ‘red shirts’ case.
Following judgments published today by the High Court of Australia and Supreme Court of Victoria, I have written to 20 individuals in relation to their criminal prosecutions.
Senior Crown Prosecutors Ray Gibson and Fran Dalziel, and Crown Prosecutor Diana Piekusis have today been appointed Senior Counsel for Victoria.
The DPP has lodged appeals against the sentences handed down to two women who bought and sold cars without a motor car trader’s licence.
The Director of Public Prosecutions has lodged an appeal against the sentence imposed on a man who violently robbed five people at gunpoint.
The Director of Public Prosecutions Kerri Judd QC has lodged an appeal against the sentence imposed on a driver who caused the death of his daughter after falling asleep at the wheel and hitting a tree.
An article published in The Age newspaper today called into question the Office of Public Prosecutions’ handling of the 1999 prosecution of Peter Glenn Pryse.
Victorian barrister Neill Hutton has been appointed a Crown Prosecutor.
The Director of Public Prosecutions has applied to the High Court for special leave to appeal against a Court of Appeal decision in the matter of Akon Guode v The Queen [2018] VSCA 205.
The Director of Public Prosecutions, Kerri Judd QC, has introduced a new process to give victims an additional say before decisions are made to discontinue a prosecution.
The Acting Director of Public Prosecutions Brendan Kissane QC has indicated the judgment delivered by the Court of Appeal
The Director of Public Prosecutions, Kerri Judd QC has lodged an appeal against the sentence imposed on a man for intentionally causing serious injury and other offences.
The Director of Public Prosecutions Kerri Judd QC has carefully considered the decision of the County Court
The Director of Public Prosecutions, Kerri Judd QC, has filed a direct indictment in the County Court against Nick Stevens on a charge of perjury.
The sentence imposed on a man for committing multiple child sex offences against his stepdaughter has been increased following an appeal by the DPP.
New videos to help victims and witnesses going to court were launched today by the Office of Public Prosecutions (OPP).
The Director of Public Prosecutions Kerri Judd QC today welcomed the appointment of Andrew Tinney S.C. as a judge of the Supreme Court of Victoria.
The sentence imposed on a man who intentionally caused injury to a police officer by punching her in the face three times has been increased following an appeal by the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).
The Director of Public Prosecutions, Kerri Judd QC, has appealed a five year and five months’ sentence imposed for armed robbery.
The Director of Public Prosecutions, Kerri Judd QC, has lodged an appeal in the Court of Appeal against sentences for sexual offences following an attack on a young female visitor to Melbourne.
Two Victorian barristers, Kevin Doyle and Melissa Mahady, have been appointed as Crown Prosecutors.
Two Senior Crown Prosecutors – Fran Dalziel and Ray Gibson – have been appointed to Crown Prosecutors Chambers.
Victorian barrister Angela Ellis has been appointed a Crown Prosecutor.
The Director of Public Prosecutions, Kerri Judd QC, has lodged appeals with the Court of Appeal against two sentences for rape, on the grounds that they are manifestly inadequate.
The jail term imposed on a man who was found guilty of having sex with a child under the age of 16 has been increased following an appeal by the Director of Public Prosecutions.
The DPP Kerri Judd QC has carefully reviewed the decision of the County Court in DPP v Warren and Underwood and has determined that this decision was within jurisdiction and is not otherwise amenable to judicial review.
The sentence imposed on a driver who killed a man walking a dog and seriously injured another man has been increased following an appeal by the Director of Public Prosecutions.
Two Victorian barristers, Kristie Churchill and Robyn Harper, have been appointed as Crown Prosecutors.
The DPP Kerri Judd QC has applied to the High Court for special leave to appeal against a Court of Appeal decision that a trial judge could invite a jury to reach a not guilty verdict before the conclusion of a trial.
Victorian barrister Patrick Bourke has been appointed a Crown Prosecutor.
The Director of Public Prosecutions, Kerri Judd QC, has congratulated Mark Gibson S.C. on being appointed a Senior Crown Prosecutor.
Attorney-General Martin Pakula today announced the appointment of Kerri Judd QC as Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).
Attorney-General Martin Pakula has today announced the appointment of Brendan Kissane QC as Chief Crown Prosecutor.
One of the most experienced criminal barristers in Victoria, Chief Crown Prosecutor Gavin Silbert QC, retires today after leading Crown Prosecutors’ Chambers for 10 years.
The sentence imposed on a man for committing multiple child sex offences against his stepdaughter has been increased following an appeal by the Acting Director of Public Prosecutions.
The Acting Director of Public Prosecutions has lodged an appeal against the sentence imposed on a teenager for assaulting a police officer at a shopping centre in Melbourne's west.
The Acting Director of Public Prosecutions has lodged an appeal against the sentence imposed on a Shepparton-based packing company for failing to provide a safe work environment.
The sentence imposed on a man for the murder of 89-year-old Victorian war veteran Kenneth Handford has been significantly increased following an appeal by the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).
The Acting Director of Public Prosecutions has lodged an appeal against the sentence imposed on a man for sexual assault and drug possession.
The Acting Director of Public Prosecutions Gavin Silbert QC has lodged an appeal against the sentence imposed on a man for multiple child sex offences.
Attorney-General Martin Pakula today announced the appointment of Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) John Champion S.C. as a judge of the Supreme Court of Victoria.
Australia’s nine Directors of Public Prosecutions have welcomed the Final Report of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse.
The sentence imposed on a man who raped a woman in her sleep has been significantly increased following an appeal by the Director of Public Prosecutions.
The sentence imposed on a tired, drug-affected driver whose negligence led to a collision where a motorcyclist lost his leg has been increased following an appeal by the Director of Public Prosecutions.
Guilty outcomes were achieved in more than 90 per cent of serious criminal matters prosecuted by the Office of Public Prosecutions (OPP) in 2016/17, according to the OPP’s annual report tabled in State Parliament today.
One of Victoria’s most experienced barristers, Senior Crown Prosecutor Peter Rose QC, retired today after 10 years in Crown Prosecutors’ Chambers.
There have been media reports over the past 24 hours suggesting that the Director of Public Prosecutions ordered a review into the Jason Roberts case.
The DPP John Champion S.C. has today confirmed that he did not order any review of the case.
The jail term imposed on a man for the cold-blooded murder of his friend has been increased by six years following an appeal by the Director of Public Prosecutions.
The Office of Public Prosecutions (OPP) has launched a new website to help victims, witnesses and bereaved family members navigate the Victorian criminal justice system.