The Source: Burn City Legal owner Younis Yehia victim of home invasion
The owner of criminal law firm Burn City Legal is more than familiar with the city’s youth crime problem, but his latest encounter was far more personal — and didn’t reap him any fees.
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The Burn City Legal Merc is something of an institution in our city’s court precinct.
With its set of “Gilty” number plates and flamboyant paint job, there’s no missing the striking wheels of BCL boss Younis Yehia.
Thankfully, Mr Yehia is still in the driver’s seat after an unnerving brush with Melbourne’s youth crime scourge on Tuesday morning.
The lawyer woke to find three young intruders inside his house.
After being disturbed, they bolted with one set of car keys which they used to escape but, thankfully, they were in too much of a hurry to grab old “Gilty”.
Mr Yehia described the situation as “pretty insane”.
“Keeping nice cars outside your house is not an option any more,” he said.
Mr Yehia and his business partner Mark Sehler are steadily building a strong client base with their plain-speaking advice and range of BCL merch, including hoodies, some emblazoned with the standard legal advice “No comment”.
Not surprising, given Mr Yehia’s unconventional career start of running a Coburg tyre store where he would dispense legal advice in his spare time.
Melbourne Cup, then ABBA
The horse race that stops a nation will cause a pause on moves to bring ABBA Voyage to Flemington.
Powerbrokers from ABBA Voyage will visit Melbourne soon to progress talks about staging ABBA’s spectacular 3D virtual concert in Australia.
“There is no doubt Australia is a prime market for ABBA Voyage,” an insider told The Source.
“Melbourne is still in the game, and a deal is still on the table.”
Insiders said “key people” from the “ABBA Voyage management team” will soon visit Melbourne to try to reach a deal on the critically acclaimed hologram show.
But insiders added: “Will they visit other cities? Maybe.”
Sources said Victoria was “not alone” in trying to lure ABBA Voyage Down Under.
Flemington, one of the sites trying to entice the hologram show, launched the 2024 Melbourne Cup Carnival, with an all-star event on Monday.
Broadcasters Eddie McGuire and Francesca Cumani were on hand to welcome racing royalty like Gai Waterhouse, Michelle Payne, Jamie Kah, James Cummings and VRC chairman Neil Wilson.
While Wilson described the Cup as Melbourne’s “original major event,” he appeared coy when asked about the “other big deal” playing out at Flemington: ABBA Voyage.
“That talk is in market,” Wilson told The Source.
“We’ll deal with the Cup Carnival, then we’ll get back to seeing how (ABBA Voyage) is going forward.”
Promoters have reportedly asked the Victorian government to provide up to a third of the estimated $100m cost to host ABBA Voyage in Melbourne.
The hi-tech production would also require a purpose-built 3000-seat venue.
If Melbourne locked in the show, it would be the first city outside London to stage it.
Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne Showgrounds and Docklands have been mooted as potential locations for the show.
The concert features digital avatars of ABBA superstars Bjorn Ulvaeus, Agnetha Faltskog, Benny Andersson and Anni-Frid Lyngstad, depicting the group as they appeared in 1979.
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