SA entrepreneur enters plea over Hindley St assault charge
The co-owner of a Hindley Street bar has entered a plea relating to an incident that allegedly occurred outside a popular nightclub after hours.
Adelaide business director Jason Wisniewski’s lawyer today entered a guilty plea in the Adelaide Magistrates Court over an alleged assault that occurred outside the Hindley Street club Ancient World in April. He was charged with basic assault.
The matter will return to court in December for a disputed-facts hearing, as Wisniewski’s lawyer argued CCTV footage was inconsistent with the complainant’s account.
Wisniewski is a co-owner of bar Nyx, which is located upstairs above the Ancient World venue, a techno club that has been running in the city’s west end for more than a decade.
InDaily understands that Wisniewski faces allegations of assault against Ancient World co-owner Hugh Scobie after a dispute over Wisniewski’s car being damaged by Scobie’s bike.
The incident is understood to have taken place outside the Ancient World and Nyx venues, outside of the businesses’ operating hours. Magistrate Burke heard today that CCTV footage captured the incident.
Neither Wisniewski nor Scobie appeared at the Adelaide Magistrates’ Court today.
Wisniewski is an alumni of InDaily’s 40 Under 40 program, and he was recognised for his work co-founding NDIS provider Vana Care. This won him the Sustainable Business Leader Award in 2025.
InDaily is not suggesting that Vana Care is at all related to the incident appearing before the magistrate’s court today.
Scobie is the co-owner of Ancient World and a DJ, who performs under the name Medea.
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Earlier this year, Scobie made headlines after Ancient World’s Instagram account was mysteriously banned by Meta, and Scobie said he was exploring legal avenues to have Meta reverse the decision.
When contacted for comment about the court proceedings today, Scobie said he would “rather let the court deal with” the matter and that he “wants to move on”.
Wisniewski declined to comment while the matter is before the court.
The matter will return to court on December 23.
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