Step into any court, in any town or city, on any day and within an hour you'll hear the word drugs.  Today's case is one of the strangest in recent memory and involves 1 tonne of illicit drugs destined for Western Australian shores. It also involved wrong numbers, rotten weather, a yacht from Madagascar, a skipper from France, a crewman from Wales – and a whale which began the downfall of a smuggling plot.  Join host Tim Clarke and one of Australia's leading legal minds Tom Percy KC, as they go through blunder after blunder which saw the Abrolhos drug smuggling case foiled, discuss the mistakes that drug dealers often make and whether the war on drugs is really working. Plus, Percy reveals one of the strangest cases he's experienced in his career.  For all the latest on courts and crime visit thewest.com.au. If you have a question for the team, please get in touch. Email [email protected] See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lynn Cannon was murdered by her estranged husband Paul in December 2022. He was recently sentenced to 19 years in prison for the horrific crime.   It is just one of the many tragic domestic violence cases that flood our court systems.   Join host Tim Clarke and veteran barrister Bernard Standish, of Albert Wolf Chambers, as they discuss the Cannon case and ask what can be done about the scourge of domestic violence.  For all the latest on courts and crime, visit thewest.com.au. If you have a question for the team, please get in touch. Email [email protected] See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Do you live and breathe true crime? Want the inside story? All the juicy details? You’re in luck. Court in the Act with Tim Clarke goes inside the courtroom with an in-depth look at the cases happening right now. Join Clarke and Australia’s leading legal minds for all the twists and turns of the nation's most interesting cases.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.