Intentionally cause injury contested hearing a...
ADLA member for - VIC
Written by
Paul McClure
Criminal Defence Lawyer
Assaults / Violence Offences
A Case Study: Intentionally cause injury contested hearing at the Magistrates' Court
Date: 01/09/2009
28532
The Name of the Offence
Intentionally cause injury
Place of the event
Melbourne
The court attended
Sunshine Magistrates' Court
Acting Solicitor: Paul McClure
Facts of the Case
Client was charged with intentionally causing injury to his employer, during a dispute over work practices.
Results Achieved
The matter proceeded as a contested hearing with the client asserting that he acted in self-defence. Following cross-examination of the employer, and witnesses to the alleged assault (in which the client received injuries himself), the Magistrate agreed that the client had acted in self-defence. The charges against the client were struck out and costs ordered against the Victoria Police.
