24-8-23 / Matthew Hickey OAM — Appellate, Professional Discipline & Regulatory, Resources & Energy
An application for procedural directions in an appeal against the decision of the respondent (Stone, the CEO pursuant to the Coal Mining Safety and Health Act 1999) to cancel the appellant’s (Romanski & Block) certificate of competency under s 179D of the Act. The proceedings are the first appeal of…
3-8-23 / Matthew Jones KC — Appellate
In this important case on practice and procedure, the Court of Appeal considered whether file notes prepared by a solicitor which recorded the opinions of an expert were exempted from legal professional privilege by Rule 212(2) of the UCPR. Matthew Jones appeared for the successful Respondent, led by Mr Handran…
9-6-23 / Stewart Webster — Appellate
Stewart Webster appeared for the respondent, instructed by Hall & Wilcox. The judgment is published here.
20-12-22 / Sarah Spottiswood — Appellate
The appellant applied for leave to appeal against a decision of a District Court judge convicting the appellant for contempt of court. The respondent manufactures caravans and obtained an interlocutory injunction prohibiting the appellant from publishing her views on their caravans on a Facebook page she established. The respondent sued…
15-12-22 / Matthew Wilkinson, Sarah Spottiswood — Appellate
The Crime and Corruption Commission prepared a report about an investigation into allegations of corrupt conduct against Mr Carne. The report did not contain any findings of “corrupt conduct” against Mr Carne. The report was prepared for the purposes of submitting it to the Commission’s supervising parliamentary committee and was,…
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