Grech v. The Queen
Case No.
S163/2019
Related matter:
S160/2019 – Kadir v. The Queen
Case Information
Lower Court Judgment
30/11/2017 Supreme Court of New South Wales (Court of Criminal Appeal) (Ward JA, Price & Beech-Jones JJ)
Catchwords
Evidence – Discretionary exclusion – Where evidence obtained improperly or illegally – Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) – Whether the New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal (“CCA”) erred in finding appealable error in the trial judge’s decision on basis that trial judge did not assess each item of evidence individually – Whether the CCA erred in finding error in trial judge’s finding that s 138 factors governing exclusion of recordings “directly applicable” to other evidence obtained as consequence of illegally obtained recordings – Whether CCA erred in its application of s 138 by failing to apply correctly the onus of proof and taking into account considerations contrary to evidence and failing to take into account material consideration.
Documents
17/05/2019 Hearing (SLA, Sydney)
31/05/2019 Notice of appeal
05/07/2019 Written submissions (Appellant)
05/07/2019 Chronology (Appellant)
01/08/2019 Hearing (Single Justice, Sydney)
02/08/2019 Written submissions (Respondent)
23/08/2019 Reply
15/10/2019 Hearing (Full Court, Canberra) (Audio-visual recording)
15/10/2019 Outline of oral argument (Appellant)
15/10/2019 Outline of oral argument (Respondent)
05/02/2020 Judgment (Judgment summary)
Comptroller-General of Customs v. Pharm-A-Care Laboratories Pty Ltd
Case No.
S161/2019
Case Information
Lower Court Judgment
21/12/2018 Federal Court of Australia (Burley J, Steward J, Thawley JJ)
Catchwords
Taxation – Customs and Excise – Tariff classification – Classifying vitamin preparations and garcinia preparations – Medicaments – Whether Full Court erred in holding that the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (“Tribunal”) had not erred in construing Note 1(a) to Chapter 30 of Sch 3 of the Customs Tariff Act 1995 (Cth) (“Act”) – Whether Full Court erred in holding that the Tribunal had not erred in construing heading 2106 of the Act.
Documents
17/05/2019 Hearing (SLA, Sydney)
31/05/2019 Notice of appeal
05/07/2019 Written submissions (Appellant)
05/07/2019 Chronology (Appellant)
02/08/2019 Written submissions (Respondent)
23/08/2019 Reply
14/10/2019 Amended written submissions (Appellant)
17/10/2019 Hearing (Full Court, Canberra) (Audio-visual recording)
17/10/2019 Outline of oral argument (Appellant)
17/10/2019 Outline of oral argument (Respondent)
24/10/2019 Post-hearing note (Appellant)
31/10/2019 Post-hearing note (Respondent)
05/02/2020 Judgment (Judgment summary)
Kadir v. The Queen
Case No.
S160/2019
Related matter:
S163/2019 – Grech v. The Queen
Case Information
Lower Court Judgment
30/11/2017 Supreme Court of New South Wales (Court of Criminal Appeal) (Ward JA, Price J, Beech-Jones J)
Catchwords
Evidence – Discretionary exclusion – Where evidence obtained improperly or illegally – Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) – Whether the New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal (“CCA”) erred in finding appealable error in the trial judge’s decision on basis that trial judge did not assess each item of evidence individually – Whether the CCA erred in finding error in trial judge’s finding that s 138 factors governing exclusion of recordings “directly applicable” to other evidence obtained as consequence of illegally obtained recordings – Whether CCA erred in its application of s 138 by failing to apply correctly the onus of proof and taking into account considerations contrary to evidence and failing to take into account material consideration.
Documents
17/05/2019 Hearing (SLA, Sydney)
31/05/2019 Notice of appeal
19/07/2019 Written submissions (Appellant)
25/07/2019 Chronology (Appellant)
01/08/2019 Hearing (Single Justice, Sydney)
02/08/2019 Written submissions (Respondent)
28/08/2019 Reply
15/10/2019 Hearing (Full Court, Canberra) (Audio-visual recording)
15/10/2019 Outline of oral argument (Appellant)
15/10/2019 Outline of oral argument (Respondent)
05/02/2020 Judgment (Judgment summary)
Commissioner of State Revenue v. Rojoda Pty Ltd
Case No.
P26/2019
Case Information
Lower Court Judgment
21/12/2018 Supreme Court of Western Australia (Court of Appeal) (Buss P, Murphy & Beech JJA)
Catchwords
Taxation – Stamp duty assessment - Partnership – Winding up of partnership – Nature of partners’ proprietary rights in partnership assets – Whether Court of Appeal erred in holding that after dissolution of partnership but prior to completion of its winding up where surplus of assets each former partner has specific and fixed beneficial or equitable interest in the assets comprising a surplus – Whether cll 3 of two deeds each constituted declarations of trust for the purposes of s 11(1)(c) of the Duties Act 2008 (WA).
Documents*
17/05/2019 Hearing (SLA, Melbourne)
30/05/2019 Notice of appeal
06/06/2019 Notice of contention
12/07/2019 Written submissions (Appellant)
12/07/2019 Chronology (Appellant)
26/08/2019 Written submissions (Respondent)
16/09/2019 Reply and Response to Notice of Contention (Appellant)
14/10/2019 Reply on Notice of contention (Respondent)
06/11/2019 Hearing (Full Court, Canberra) (Audio-visual recording)
06/11/2019 Outline of oral argument (Appellant)
07/11/2019 Hearing (Full Court, Canberra) (Audio-visual recording)
07/11/2019 Outline of oral argument (Respondent)
18/03/2020 Judgment (Judgment summary)
The Queen v. Guode
Case No.
M75/2019
Case Information
Lower Court Judgment
16/08/2018 Supreme Court of Victoria (Court of Appeal) (Ferguson CJ, Priest and Beach JJA)
Catchwords
Criminal law – Sentencing — Manifest excess – Infanticide, murder and attempted murder — Where mother caused death of three children and attempted to kill fourth — Where mother pled guilty — Where mother had had traumatic life and suffered a major depressive disorder as consequence of giving birth to her youngest child — Whether mother suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder – Whether Court of Appeal erred in taking into account as relevant consideration in making its determination as to manifest excess fact that prosecution had accepted plea to infanticide in respect of Charge 1 on the indictment.
Documents*
17/05/2019 Hearing (SLA, Melbourne)
31/05/2019 Notice of appeal
05/07/2019 Written submissions (Appellant)
05/07/2019 Chronology (Appellant)
02/08/2019 Written submissions (Respondent)
14/11/2019 Hearing (Full Court, Canberra) (Audio-visual recording)
14/11/2019 Outline of oral argument (Appellant)
14/11/2019 Outline of oral argument (Respondent)
18/03/2020 Judgment (Judgment summary)