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Wealthy driver charged over beer garden crash is freed on bail
A man charged with killing five people after a car rammed into a pub beer garden has been granted bail in a powerhouse move that saw him employ one of Australia's top silks.
www.dailymail.co.uk
Swales will walk from the Melbourne Assessment Prison where he is expected to return to the plush surroundings of his Mount Macedon home - north of Melbourne's CBD.
While Swale was represented on Monday during his initial bail hearing by lawyer Martin Amad, high profile criminal barrister Dermot Dann, KC had taken over his defence by Friday morning.
Mr Dann is regarded as one of the best criminal defence lawyers in the country and the man responsible for clearing the name of once convicted killer Katia Pyliotis.
He is also currently defending former Jetstar pilot Greg Lynn, who is accused of killing secret lover campers Russell Hill and Carol Clay.