Judgment handed down in Timbercorp test cases
… Justice James Judd of the Commercial Court handed down judgment in favour of the plaintiff, Timbercorp Finance Pty … group, including Timbercorp Finance, was put into liquidation in June 2009. Thousands of people had borrowed sums from … managed investment schemes. Timbercorp Finance (in liquidation) subsequently commenced more than 1,500 proceedings to …
Judgment handed down in Cook v The Queen
… up to six potential jurors without giving any reason. This is known as his or her right to 'peremptory … The Court of Appeal today quashed a County Court conviction because the applicant did not have a reasonable … conclusions is that contained in the published reasons for judgment. Read the full judgment here on AustLII More …
Judgment handed down in Bayley v The Queen
… On 19 June 2013, Adrian Bayley was sentenced to life imprisonment with a non-parole period of 35 years for the rape and … for rehabilitation. (See paragraphs [182]'[193] of the judgment) Pro bono assistance At the conclusion of its …
Judgment handed down in Wakim v The Queen
… to sexually penetrating a child under the age of 16 years on the basis that the sentencing judge did not give … weight of the offender's prior good character while also considering the breach of trust facilitated by that good … conclusions is that contained in the published reasons for judgment. More Supreme Court news … CoA allows appeal and …
Judgment handed down in Zandipour v The Queen
… Weinberg and Justice Kaye) today dismissed an application for leave to appeal brought by the applicant against his conviction and sentence for murder. The applicant had stood … conclusions is that contained in the published reasons for judgment. … Court of Appeal dismisses applications for leave …
Judgment handed down in Google Inc v Trkulja
… Milorad Trkulja brought a proceeding for defamation against Google Inc, a company incorporated in the USA. Service of the proceeding having been effected upon it in that country, Google applied to set aside the … conclusions is that contained in the published reasons for judgment. More Supreme Court news … Court of Appeal finds …
Jury Directions on Trial - A Pathway through the Labyrinth?
… A speech on jury directions delivered by the Honourable Justice Weinberg at the Supreme and Federal Courts Judges' Conference in Darwin in July 2014. … Jury Directions on Trial …
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Judgment handed down in Bradley v The Queen
… The Court of Appeal today dismissed an application for leave to appeal against sentence. The applicant had been convicted, in 2015, of the 1983 murder of 16 year old … conclusions is that contained in the published reasons for judgment. More Supreme Court news [1] [2012] …
Judgment handed down in Siddique v. Martin
… of Appeal today allowed an appeal by Mohamed Siddique in connection with his application to a Magistrate for the return of … conclusions is that contained in the published reasons for judgment. More Supreme Court news … Court of Appeal allows …
Honouring Victorian lawyers who fought in World War One
… A large wooden honour board hangs proudly in the foyer of the William Street entrance to Victoria's Supreme Court. On it, written in delicately-penned gold script, are the names of 159 members of the state's legal profession who fought ' and in several cases, died ' during World …
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