The Honourable Justice Kate McMillan
… of Victoria where she served as a judge in the Trial Division for 11 years. Prior to joining the Court, as a Senior Counsel, her Honour practiced in the area of commercial litigation. While at the Bar, her Honour also … of Probates and her staff. Her Honour thanks them all for their work over the years. Registrar of Probates, Kate …
Students gain an insight into the Court
… Justice Melinda Richards, and Justice Andrea Tsalamandris. Three regional schools attended an online Q&A session. … and Justice Jacinta Forbes who gave invaluable insight into their work in the Common Law and Criminal Divisions. The Supreme Court extends …
COVID-19 Flemington Towers Group Proceeding
… carefully as the matters set out in the notice may affect their legal rights. The notice requires that group members … who wishes to be reinstated as a group member must submit a completed Reinstatement Application Notice by 15 June 2023 … 19 March 2021 … Hassan v State of Victoria (S ECI 2021 00826) … COVID-19 Flemington Towers Group Proceeding …
Judgment handed down in the matter of Re Mamounia Pty Ltd (in liquidation)
… business has been sold. The brothers have fallen out. The company was put into a voluntary liquidation. The company … trust assets as a bare trustee. The liquidators have realised some $1.3 million in the liquidation and have … the family, that are owed some $800,000. The brothers and their related entities have made claims in the liquidation …
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Judgment handed down in Burgess v The Queen
… The Court of Appeal today dismissed an appeal against sentence by an 83 year old man, … years in the late 1980s and early 1990s in respect of a complainant who was between the ages of around nine and 14 … The Court of Appeal noted that sentencing statistics have their limitations. The application for leave to appeal was …
New Judicial Officers Appointed - July 2021
… Amanda Fox have been appointed as judges, and Judicial Registrar Ian Irving as an associate judge. Dr Button QC, … appointment takes effect on 9 August 2021, will sit in the Commercial Court. Currently practising as a QC, Dr Button … The Court warmly congratulates the new judicial officers on their appointments. Read the media release on the Premier …
Disrupting how we use pleadings in complex construction disputes
… Address entitled: Disrupting how we use pleadings in complex construction disputes . 3 I am truly flattered … notice of those issues at the earliest possible stage . 26 By defining the issues in dispute, pleadings also … speech. [2] Fieldturf Inc v Balsam Pacific Pty Ltd [2003] FCA 809, [3]. [3] See E Thornburg and C Cameron, Defining …
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Judgment handed down in Aitkin v The Queen
… today allowed an appeal against a sentence of 5 years' imprisonment for the offence of blackmail on the bases that the … appellant made numerous demands to the 17 year old female complainant, whom he had known since her birth, that she telephone him to discuss the end of their friendship and that she repay an amount of $310. He …
Judgment handed down in DPP (Cth) v Donald Galloway (a pseudonym) and Ors
… Redlich and Justice Beach) today allowed an appeal by the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions ('CDPP') … were each compulsorily examined by the Australian Crime Commission ('ACC') about the subject-matter of the allegations … respondents would be unfairly constrained in the conduct of their defences. Her Honour also upheld the respondents' …
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Socially Disadvantaged Accused: How (or Should) Courts Take This into Account?
… A. Introduction The problem of disparate offenders. A crime is a crime because, generally, a … Parliament says so. When stating that particular conduct, accompanied by a certain mental state, is a crime, Parliament … thing. The more that you view people as determined by their background and upbringing, and having had their …
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