Wheels of Justice

ABC News: Legal board takes no action on Eugene McGee. Fri Apr 8, 2011 3:22pm AEST

A Professional Conduct Board has decided not to take any action against Adelaide lawyer Eugene McGee who hit and killed a cyclist.

Eugene McGee was fined for failing to stop and help after he hit cyclist Ian Humphrey on the Kapunda Road in 2003.

Last year he was acquitted of conspiracy to attempt to pervert the court of justice, a charge which was laid after a royal commission into the matter.

Mr Humphrey’s widow complained to the legal board that McGee’s actions in leaving her husband on the side of the road amounted to professional misconduct. Read rest of entry>

Road.cc: Hit-and-run lawyer “not unprofessional” in cyclist death case

By Mark Appleton – Posted on 08 April 2011

An Australian lawyer who struck and killed a cyclist but drove off without stopping in order to arrange legal representation in an infamous case the became the subject of public inquiry, did not act unprofessionally…

…or at least not in the view of the South Australia Legal Practitioners Conduct Board reports the Herald Sun.

The case concerns the death of cyclist Ian Humphrey who in 2003 was riding on Kapunda Road, north of Adelaide when he was hit by Eugene McGee, an Adelaide barrister and former police prosecutor. McGee had just had lunch with his brother and mother and during the meal three bottles of wine, a glass of port and a glass of beer had been ordered. Read rest of entry>

Adelaide Advertiser: Widow wants legal board overhaul
Jordanna Schriever, Court Reporter From: AdelaideNow November 30, 2010 6:36pm

The widow of the man killed by hit-run lawyer Eugene McGee wants reform of the board investigating his conduct.

Seven years ago today, McGee hit and killed Ian Humphrey on Kapunda Rd, and fled without offering any help.

Mr Humphrey’s wife Di Gilcrist-Humphrey lodged a complaint with the Legal Practitioners Conduct Board about McGee’s conduct at the scene of the accident.

In a 10-page submission lodged with the board on October 18, she urged the Board to find Mr McGee guilty of professional misconduct for failing to stop and render assistance to Mr Humphrey. Read rest of entry>