Development in case revealed in brief mention before Albury Local Court

Five had their matters before Albury Local Court on Tuesday and two before the Children's Court.

After a series of adjournments, while the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions determined whether the matters would proceed, their lawyers have been advised their cases won't be dropped.

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But charges for each of the them are expected to be downgraded.

Police initially charged each of them with take and detain in company with the intention of gaining advantage to occasion actual bodily harm, as well as assault occasioning actual bodily harm.

But lawyer Mark Cronin, who represents six of them - one of the two Children's Court defendants is represented by solicitor Mike Eden - told the Local Court on Monday that the DPP advice was these matters would be dropped.

Instead, each would face single counts of common assault.

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Mr Cronin advised the court that the matters had been delayed due to being subject to a referral to chambers in the DPP in Sydney.

"And fresh charges will now be laid against the six boys (he represents) of common assault in order to expedite these matters," he said.

All the defendants, including the one represented by Mr Eden, no longer attended Scots, Mr Cronin said, and were either undertaking university studies or were back on rural family properties.

All would have to travel long distances to attend the finalisation of their cases, he told magistrate Richard Funston.

"The matters will take no longer than 30 minutes in my view."

Mr Funston granted Mr Cronin's requested adjournment date of June 29 for the likely pleas of guilty to the assault charges, following the finalisation of agreed facts.

If the pleas proceeded, as expected, the seven would then be sentenced before the Local and Children's courts on July 9.

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