Criminal court procedure and public employment law: the High Court of Australia decisions in Patel v the Queen (2012) and Fingleton v the Queen (2005)

Floyd, Louise Willans (2013) Criminal court procedure and public employment law: the High Court of Australia decisions in Patel v the Queen (2012) and Fingleton v the Queen (2005). Oxford University Commonwealth Law Journal, 13 (1). pp. 253-265.

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[Extract] On 24 August 2012, Dr Jayant Patel walked out of a Queensland prison a free man, after the High Court of Australia found a miscarriage of justice had occurred in his trial for the murder or grievous bodily harm of four of his patients. Prior to his imprisonment, Dr Patel had served as a doctor for the state government health department, Queensland Health. Whistle-blower complaints made against him by Queensland Health nurses had spawned enquiries into his workplace practices, which ended in the criminal charges being laid.

Item ID: 32103
Item Type: Article (Case Study)
ISSN: 1757-8469
Keywords: criminal procedure; government employment
Date Deposited: 24 Apr 2014 04:30
FoR Codes: 18 LAW AND LEGAL STUDIES > 1801 Law > 180110 Criminal Law and Procedure @ 50%
18 LAW AND LEGAL STUDIES > 1801 Law > 180118 Labour Law @ 50%
SEO Codes: 94 LAW, POLITICS AND COMMUNITY SERVICES > 9404 Justice and the Law > 940406 Legal Processes @ 100%
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