{"id":4408,"date":"2022-01-28T06:38:49","date_gmt":"2022-01-27T19:38:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thereviewpanel.com\/tearooms1892\/28-november-2016-cbd-news-2\/"},"modified":"2022-02-10T07:07:59","modified_gmt":"2022-02-09T20:07:59","slug":"26-march-2019-australian-financial-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thereviewpanel.com\/tearooms1892\/26-march-2019-australian-financial-review\/","title":{"rendered":"26-March-2019 &#8211; AFR"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"94\" class=\"wp-image-3441\" style=\"width: 150px;\" src=\"https:\/\/thereviewpanel.com\/tearooms1892\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/hearts.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thereviewpanel.com\/tearooms1892\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/hearts.png 840w, https:\/\/thereviewpanel.com\/tearooms1892\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/hearts-300x189.png 300w, https:\/\/thereviewpanel.com\/tearooms1892\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/hearts-768x484.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>A little about me<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thereviewpanel.com\/kelly\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"252\" class=\"wp-image-3571\" style=\"width: 200px;\" src=\"https:\/\/thereviewpanel.com\/tearooms1892\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/hope6-Kelly.png\" alt=\"Kelly Koutoumanos\"><\/a><\/p><cite><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thereviewpanel.com\/kelly\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">READ MORE&#8230;<\/a><\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-luminous-vivid-orange-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-26th-march-2019\">26th March 2019<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-cyan-bluish-gray-color\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-cyan-bluish-gray-color\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thereviewpanel.com\/tearooms1892\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/26-MAR-2019-AFR-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"wp-image-2303\" style=\"width: 150px;\" src=\"https:\/\/thereviewpanel.com\/tearooms1892\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Afr.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thereviewpanel.com\/tearooms1892\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Afr.png 200w, https:\/\/thereviewpanel.com\/tearooms1892\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Afr-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>  <em><strong>Reporter &#8211; Larry Schlesinger<\/strong><\/em> <\/mark><\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\"><br><em><a href=\"https:\/\/thereviewpanel.com\/tearooms1892\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/26-MAR-2019-AFR-1.pdf\">Read the Article<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-famed-hopetoun-tea-rooms-in-messy-dispute-with-the-block-arcade\">&#8220;Famed Hopetoun Tea Rooms in messy dispute with the Block Arcade&#8221; <br><br><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap has-text-align-justify has-medium-font-size\">It was during the VCAT hearing on the 26th March 2019 , whilst my husband Kon Koutoumanos was being questioned by the Cohen counsel, Mr. Wise, that Mr. Grant Cohen sitting in the front row of the public gallery, turned around to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.afr.com\/by\/larry-schlesinger-14476t\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mr. Larry Schlesinger<\/a> &#8211; reporter at the Australian Financial Review, who was sitting in the row behind him, and nodded to him to meet outside the Court Room in session.<br><br>Mr. Grant Cohen got up, minutes later the nod, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.afr.com\/by\/larry-schlesinger-14476t\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mr. Larry Schlesinger<\/a> followed. <br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>A deliberate attempt by the Cohen family to discredit the Koutoumanos family by inviting The Australian Financial Review into the hearing<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-so-what-happened-in-vcat-with-the\">So what happened in VCAT with the   <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"120\" class=\"wp-image-2303\" style=\"width: 120px;\" src=\"https:\/\/thereviewpanel.com\/tearooms1892\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Afr.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thereviewpanel.com\/tearooms1892\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Afr.png 200w, https:\/\/thereviewpanel.com\/tearooms1892\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Afr-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px\" \/> ?<br><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-luminous-vivid-orange-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-26-mar-2019-day-9-of-18-day-hearing\"><br>26-MAR-2019 &#8211; Day 9 of 18 day hearing<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify has-medium-font-size\"><br>Senior Member Walker was the member in the VCAT hearing between FineTea Pty Ltd vs Block Arcade. <br><br>The counsel for the Block Arcade was Mr. Michael Wise QC. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify has-medium-font-size\">The counsel representing me FineTea Pty Ltd t\/as Hopetoun Tea Rooms est. 1892 &#8482; was Mr. Luke Virgona. <br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-luminous-vivid-orange-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-26-mar-2019-11-00-am-morning-session\"><br>26-MAR-2019 &#8211; 11:00 am (Morning session)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify has-medium-font-size\"><br>Mr. Michael Wise QC was cross-examining my husband. <br><br>In the public gallery of the Tribunal was myself, and the usual legal counsel participants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify has-medium-font-size\"><br>Mr. Grant Cohen was seated at the front row of the public gallery, I was seated at the rear of the public gallery.<br><br><br>On this day, we had a new person in the public gallery, which we later found to be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.afr.com\/by\/larry-schlesinger-14476t\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mr. Larry Schlesinger<\/a>. <br><br>A reporter for the Australian Financial Review. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.afr.com\/by\/larry-schlesinger-14476t\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mr. Larry Schlesinger<\/a>, was seated in the middle rows of the public gallery. Larry was seated in the row between myself and Mr. Grant Cohen, so I was in full view of both and anyone entering or leaving the Court room.<br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.afr.com\/by\/larry-schlesinger-14476t\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mr. Larry Schlesinger<\/a> was taking written notes during the cross-examination of my husband Kon Koutoumanos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify has-medium-font-size\">At one point Mr. Grant Cohen turned around and nodded to Larry Schlesenger. He then got up and exited the Court room. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.afr.com\/by\/larry-schlesinger-14476t\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mr. Larry Schlesinger<\/a> soon followed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify has-medium-font-size\">Having witnessed the nod, I excused myself from the Court and upon exiting I saw Grant Cohen speaking intimately and intensely with  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.afr.com\/by\/larry-schlesinger-14476t\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mr. Larry Schlesinger<\/a>. <br><br>They both looked at me and briefly stopped talking until I distanced myself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify has-medium-font-size\">At the time, I was unaware of who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.afr.com\/by\/larry-schlesinger-14476t\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mr. Larry Schlesinger<\/a> was, but I assumed he was part of the legal counsel of the other side.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify has-medium-font-size\">A few minutes later, upon my return to the Court room &#8211; still in the foyer, I found them in the same spot,  still in discussions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify has-medium-font-size\">When Grant Cohen returned to the Court room, he had a big smirk on his face. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.afr.com\/by\/larry-schlesinger-14476t\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mr. Larry Schlesinger<\/a> did not return with him. <br><br>Grant Cohen placed himself in the direct view of my husband responding to the Cohen\u2019s barrister, Mr. Michael Wise QC. Grant continued to smirk and laugh to himself with the intention of unnerving and intimidating my husband.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify has-medium-font-size\">Later that same evening, a story broke on the Australian Financial review with private and confidential information \/ evidence to the Court hearing, clearly provided by Grant Cohen. <br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-vivid-red-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size\"><strong>See Highlights &#8211; in RED &#8211;  below dated 26th March 2019 &#8211; 19:33<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/thereviewpanel.com\/tearooms1892\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Line1-1-1024x1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2739\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thereviewpanel.com\/tearooms1892\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Line1-1-1024x1.png 1024w, https:\/\/thereviewpanel.com\/tearooms1892\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Line1-1-300x1.png 300w, https:\/\/thereviewpanel.com\/tearooms1892\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Line1-1-150x1.png 150w, https:\/\/thereviewpanel.com\/tearooms1892\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Line1-1-768x1.png 768w, https:\/\/thereviewpanel.com\/tearooms1892\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Line1-1-825x1.png 825w, https:\/\/thereviewpanel.com\/tearooms1892\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Line1-1-590x1.png 590w, https:\/\/thereviewpanel.com\/tearooms1892\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Line1-1.png 1276w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/thereviewpanel.com\/tearooms1892\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/26MAR2019-Thumbnail-timestamp-2-1024x480.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4552\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thereviewpanel.com\/tearooms1892\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/26MAR2019-Thumbnail-timestamp-2-1024x480.png 1024w, https:\/\/thereviewpanel.com\/tearooms1892\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/26MAR2019-Thumbnail-timestamp-2-300x141.png 300w, https:\/\/thereviewpanel.com\/tearooms1892\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/26MAR2019-Thumbnail-timestamp-2-768x360.png 768w, https:\/\/thereviewpanel.com\/tearooms1892\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/26MAR2019-Thumbnail-timestamp-2.png 1266w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/thereviewpanel.com\/tearooms1892\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/26-MAR-2019-AFR-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">26th March 2019 &#8211; 19:33<\/a> &#8211; Article hits the Australian Financial Review<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify has-medium-font-size\"><br>It was evident that Grant Cohen had purposely invited <a href=\"https:\/\/www.afr.com\/by\/larry-schlesinger-14476t\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mr. Larry Schlesinger<\/a> to the Court the day my husband was being cross-examined and further personally provided additional information used in the story in the AFR.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>A very brazen, cunning and malicious act by Mr. Grant Cohen to discredit me and my family.&nbsp;<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify has-medium-font-size\" id=\"h-this-explains-why-mr-grant-cohen-was-smirking-during-the-tribunal-session-he-had-just-invited-mr-larry-schlesinger-to-the-tribunal-hearing-and-disclosed-private-material-for-publication-of-the-article-despite-senior-member-walkers-strict-instructions-not-to-speak-to-the-media\">This explains why Mr. Grant Cohen was smirking during the Tribunal Session. He had just invited <a href=\"https:\/\/www.afr.com\/by\/larry-schlesinger-14476t\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mr. Larry Schlesinger<\/a> to the Tribunal hearing and disclosed private material for publication of the article. (Despite Senior Member Walkers strict instructions not to speak to the media)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><br>My husband even interjected the Court hearing when he was being smirked at by Grant Cohen (see below). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/thereviewpanel.com\/tearooms1892\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Transcript-26MAR2019-VCAT-1024x480.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4555\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thereviewpanel.com\/tearooms1892\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Transcript-26MAR2019-VCAT-1024x480.png 1024w, https:\/\/thereviewpanel.com\/tearooms1892\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Transcript-26MAR2019-VCAT-300x141.png 300w, https:\/\/thereviewpanel.com\/tearooms1892\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Transcript-26MAR2019-VCAT-768x360.png 768w, https:\/\/thereviewpanel.com\/tearooms1892\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Transcript-26MAR2019-VCAT.png 1266w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption><strong>26 March 2019 &#8211; Transcript VCAT<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify has-medium-font-size\">The following afternoon on the <strong>27th March 2019<\/strong>, Senior Member Walker voiced his disapproval of the leaking of in court evidence, but stopped short of making anyone accountable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"678\" src=\"https:\/\/thereviewpanel.com\/tearooms1892\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Transcript-27MAR2019-VCAT-1-1024x678.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4581\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thereviewpanel.com\/tearooms1892\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Transcript-27MAR2019-VCAT-1-1024x678.png 1024w, https:\/\/thereviewpanel.com\/tearooms1892\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Transcript-27MAR2019-VCAT-1-300x199.png 300w, https:\/\/thereviewpanel.com\/tearooms1892\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Transcript-27MAR2019-VCAT-1-768x508.png 768w, https:\/\/thereviewpanel.com\/tearooms1892\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Transcript-27MAR2019-VCAT-1.png 1266w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption><strong>27th March 2019 &#8211; Transcript VCAT Hearing (above)<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify has-medium-font-size\">On the <strong>5th April 2019<\/strong> &#8211; when Grant Cohen was cross-examined on this by my Barrister Luke Virgona, well \u2013 you make up your mind on who <strong>Grant Cohen <\/strong>is. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><em>Excerpt from the transcripts below:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"607\" src=\"https:\/\/thereviewpanel.com\/tearooms1892\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/5APR2019-Transcript-AFR-Questioning-1-1-1024x607.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4588\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thereviewpanel.com\/tearooms1892\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/5APR2019-Transcript-AFR-Questioning-1-1-1024x607.png 1024w, https:\/\/thereviewpanel.com\/tearooms1892\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/5APR2019-Transcript-AFR-Questioning-1-1-300x178.png 300w, https:\/\/thereviewpanel.com\/tearooms1892\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/5APR2019-Transcript-AFR-Questioning-1-1-768x455.png 768w, https:\/\/thereviewpanel.com\/tearooms1892\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/5APR2019-Transcript-AFR-Questioning-1-1.png 1266w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>5th April 2019 &#8211; Transcript VCAT Hearing (above)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify has-medium-font-size\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"678\" src=\"https:\/\/thereviewpanel.com\/tearooms1892\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/5APR2019-Transcript-AFR-Questioning-2-1024x678.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4570\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thereviewpanel.com\/tearooms1892\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/5APR2019-Transcript-AFR-Questioning-2-1024x678.png 1024w, https:\/\/thereviewpanel.com\/tearooms1892\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/5APR2019-Transcript-AFR-Questioning-2-300x199.png 300w, https:\/\/thereviewpanel.com\/tearooms1892\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/5APR2019-Transcript-AFR-Questioning-2-768x508.png 768w, https:\/\/thereviewpanel.com\/tearooms1892\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/5APR2019-Transcript-AFR-Questioning-2.png 1266w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>5th April 2019 &#8211; Transcript VCAT Hearing (above)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-cyan-bluish-gray-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Line 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12<\/strong>  (above)<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>You have committed PERJURY <\/p><p>&amp; <\/p><p>You are a <\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"344\" class=\"wp-image-4591\" style=\"width: 300px;\" src=\"https:\/\/thereviewpanel.com\/tearooms1892\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/GrantCohenLiar.png\" alt=\"Grant Cohen - Block Arcade\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thereviewpanel.com\/tearooms1892\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/GrantCohenLiar.png 331w, https:\/\/thereviewpanel.com\/tearooms1892\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/GrantCohenLiar-261x300.png 261w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p><cite>26th march 2019<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A little about me READ MORE&#8230; 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