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Finance Pro Sues Police Over Rally Assault, CBD Ban Struck

5/6/2026

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Finance professional Derek Jones filed a lawsuit in the NSW Supreme Court over police conduct at the Isaac Herzog rally.
He said police grabbed and punched him during the protest.
Lawyer Mark Davis is seeking a judicial review to obtain police orders and criminal charges against the officers.
The protest followed a NSW law banning CBD demonstrations, which was later ruled to unlawfully burden the constitutional right to political communication.

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Finance professional Derek Jones filed a lawsuit in the NSW Supreme Court over police conduct at the Isaac Herzog rally.
He said police grabbed and punched him during the protest.
Lawyer Mark Davis is seeking a judicial review to obtain police orders and criminal charges against the officers.
The protest followed a NSW law banning CBD demonstrations, which was later ruled to unlawfully burden the constitutional right to political communication.