Australia, March 31 -- New South Wales Land and Environment Court issued text of the following judgementon March 4: 1. Junqi Huang was charged as an accessory after the fact to the murder of Chong Kai "Jacky" Wong ("the deceased") between 28 December 2020 and 31 December 2020 at Killongbutta farm ("the farm"), contrary to s 18(1)(a) and 349(1) of the Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) ("the accessory after the fact to murder offence"). 2. On 14 August 2024, Mr Huang entered a plea of guilty to the accessor...
Australia, March 31 -- New South Wales Land and Environment Court issued text of the following judgementon March 4: 1. By an amended notice of motion filed on 19 December 2024, the defendant, Ms Suriawati Pypy, seeks orders pursuant to s 73 of the Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) concerning the proper construction of a deed of settlement and forbearance (the S&F Deed) executed by her and Prime Capital Securities Pty Ltd (Prime), the plaintiff. The defendant also seeks an order for costs. 2. In a...
Australia, March 31 -- New South Wales Land and Environment Court issued text of the following judgementon March 4: 1. This matter concerns the rights of persons who are first appointed on probation as a police officer of the rank of constable ("Probationary Constable") to progress through the scale of rank, grade and salary increments under the Crown Employees (Police Officers - 2021) Award ("the Award") after a delay in the confirmation of their appointment to that rank. 2. The initial appoi...
Australia, March 31 -- New South Wales Land and Environment Court issued text of the following judgementon March 4: 1. This matter concerns the rights of persons who are first appointed on probation as a police officer of the rank of constable ("Probationary Constable") to progress through the scale of rank, grade and salary increments under the Crown Employees (Police Officers - 2021) Award ("the Award") after a delay in the confirmation of their appointment to that rank. 2. The initial appoi...
Australia, March 31 -- New South Wales Land and Environment Court issued text of the following judgementon March 4: 1. THE COURT: On 24 December 2024, this Court allowed an appeal by WorkCover Queensland from judicial advice given in the Equity Division of the Supreme Court: Coveney v Asbestos Injuries Compensation Fund Ltd; Davis v Asbestos Injuries Compensation Fund Ltd; WorkCover Queensland v Asbestos Injuries Compensation Fund Ltd [2024] NSWCA 317. That appeal was heard and determined with ...
Australia, March 31 -- New South Wales Land and Environment Court issued text of the following judgementon March 4: 1. THE COURT: Stephen Haigh and Dimitrios Kikiras (the applicants) seek leave to appeal against orders made on 26 July 2024 by Weinstein J (the primary judge) in Haigh v Haddad [2024] NSWSC 904, of which the most significant was an order that the proceedings brought by the applicants in the Common Law Division of the Supreme Court be summarily dismissed pursuant to r 13.4 of the U...
Australia, March 31 -- New South Wales Land and Environment Court issued text of the following judgementon March 4: 1. THE COURT: The applicant, Paul Wardell, seeks leave to appeal under s 5(1)(b) and (c) of the Criminal Appeal Act 1912 (NSW) against: 1) his conviction on 10 counts of aggravated indecent assault and 13 counts of aggravated sexual assault, committed against two complainants, AW and SM; and 2) the aggregate sentence imposed in respect of those offences of imprisonment for 14 ye...
Australia, March 31 -- New South Wales Land and Environment Court issued text of the following judgementon March 4: 1. On 27 February 2025 I dealt with a notice of motion filed by the first defendant in which he sought a variation of a freezing order that had been made by Kunc J on 28 March 2023, and later extended on 5 April 2023. 2. I allowed a variation of the freezing order to allow for the expenditure of $90,000 for the legal expenses associated with the preparation and running of the hea...
Australia, March 31 -- New South Wales Land and Environment Court issued text of the following judgementon March 4: 1. In this matter the proposed plaintiff, the Commissioner of Police for New South Wales, proceeds ex parte, having given the proposed defendant notice of this application about four hours ago at about 11am. The proposed defendant is aware of this application and apparently asks that it be adjourned for one week. The Commissioner moves on a notice of motion and reads the affidavit...
Australia, March 31 -- New South Wales Land and Environment Court issued text of the following judgementon March 4: 1. I will proceed to an ex tempore judgment in relation to the objections to the reports of David Haskew and John Sanidas in circumstances where the experts sought to be relied upon by the applicant and second respondent are not being made available for cross-examination by the first respondent. 2. The hearing of these Class 3 proceedings commenced yesterday, Monday, 3 March 2025...