Campbell MacCallum: Heavily-tattooed gym-junkie lawyer has money laundering ... trends now
The barrister for a colourful Queensland criminal solicitor has issued a scathing rebuke of the state's corruption watchdog after a charge of money laundering against his client was dropped.
Campbell MacCallum - a high-profile Gold Coast criminal lawyer who has sometimes worn a purple suit to court - secured the major win in Brisbane Magistrates Court when his case was mentioned briefly on Tuesday morning.
MacCallum was facing a single charge of money laundering, but it was withdrawn and dismissed.
Money laundering charges against Campbell MacCallum (pictured) have been dropped
MacCallum is pictured (centre, with his legal team) at court: Picture: NCA NewsWire/Dan Peled
His barrister Patrick McCafferty KC made scathing comments on the Crime and Corruption Commission's (CCC) decision to bring the matter to court.
'From the most basic analysis of facts, it ought to have been obvious that the CCC's charges against MacCallum were baseless and should never have been brought,' he told the court.
'To charge MacCallum was a grossly irresponsible decision.'
Mr McCafferty said the Director of Public Prosecution's
