A.C.T. SUPREME COURT
JUDGMENTS
2006
JANUARY - APRIL
30 Jan / Classic Constructions (Aust) Pty Ltd v. Conservator of Flora and Fauna / ACTSC 3 /Higgins CJ
2 Feb / JR v. Mental Health ACT / ACTSC 10 /Connolly J
3 Feb / Stock v. Hyde / ACTSC 11 /Connolly J
8 Feb / Hanns v. Greyhound Pioneer Australia Ltd / ACTSC 5 /Gray J
16 Feb / LB v. Mental Health ACT / ACTSC 15 / Connolly J23 Feb / Sebastian v. Australian Capital Territory & Ors / ACTSC 6 / Higgins CJ
24 Feb / MC v. The State of South Australia / ACTSC 9 / Connolly J
24 Feb
/ Bonighton v. Nationwide News Pty Lts & Anor / ACTSC 7 / Connolly J3 Mar / Helkeast Pty Ltd v. Metro Properties (ACT) Pty Ltd & Ors / ACTSC 12 / Gray J
6 Mar / Davis v. Grgic / ACTSC 14 / Marshall J
6 Mar / Yogini v. Eveille & Anor / ACTSC13 / Marshall J
10 Mar / Smith Management Concepts Pty Ltd t/as Bernadette's Cafe & Restaurant v. Truong / ACTSC 16 / Gray J
14 Mar /
R. v. Payne
/ ACTSC 26 / Crispin J16 Mar /
R. v. Ceissman
/ ACTSC 50 / Connolly J24 Mar /
Shumack v. Lyddiard
/ ACTSC 25 / Connolly J28 Mar /
Fletcher v. CPS Credit Union Co-operative (ACT) Limited & Ors
/ ACTSC 18 / Higgins CJ29 Mar / Glover & Anor v. Blumer & Anor / ACTSC 19 / Connolly J
29 Mar / Kilby v. O’Brien / ACTSC 20 / Connolly J
29 Mar / Lafrenais v. Estate of Heaton-Harris & Ors / ACTSC 22 / Connolly J
4 Apr / Rural & General Insurance Broking Pty Ltd v. Australian Prudential Regulation Authority / ACTSC 42 / Crispin J
5 Apr / Southwell v. Gallagher / ACTSC 24 / Crispin J
5 Apr / Trudy Yogini v. Benjamin Charles Eveille & Anor / ACTSC 23 / Marshall J
7 Apr / Pradhan v. Gale / ACTSC 29 / Gray J
10 Apr / R. v. Rees / ACTSC 27 / Gray J
11 Apr
/ Glover v Rathwet Pty Ltd t/as Liquid Lounge / ACTSC 40 / Crispin J13 Apr
/ Smith v Australian Capital Territory and R. v. Sinclair Ex Parte Smith / ACTSC 28 / Higgins CJ13 Apr
/ R. v. Josifovski & Ors / ACTSC 30 / Higgins CJ13 Apr
/ Aulich & Ors v. QBE Insurance (Australia) Ltd and Anor / ACTSC 31 / Crispin J13 Apr /
Chadmar Enterprises Pty Ltd (in liquidation) v. IGA Distribution Pty Ltd
/ ACTSC 32 / Crispin J21 Apr /
Allianz Australia Insurance ltd v. Insurance Australia Ltd t/as NRMA Insurance
/ ACTSC 35 / Gray J24 Apr /
Houstone and Anor v. Singh and Anor
/ ACTSC 33 / Connolly J24 Apr / Taysaving v. Mazlin / ACTSC 41 / Connolly J
26 Apr / The Queen v. R J / ACTSC 36 / Gray J
27 Apr / Eastman v. The Honourable Jeffrey Miles / ACTSC 49 / Lander J
MAY – JUNE
2 May / R. v. PJ / ACTSC 37 / Connolly J10 May / A. v. Chief Executive of Department of Disability, Housing & Community Services /
ACTSC 43
/ Crispin J15 May / R. v. Clements / ACTSC 44 / Crispin J
15 May / R. v. Caruso / ACTSC 45 / Crispin J
15 May / Le Busque v. ACP Publishing Pty Limited / ACTSC 46 / Crispin J
18 May / R. v. Forbes / ACTSC 47 / Gray J
19 May / Prymas v. Whittaker / ACTSC 48 / Gray J
19 May / In the matter of the Legal Practitioners ACT 1970 and in the matter of an application by the Law Society of the Australian Capital Territory in relation to the conduct of Gates / ACTSC 126 / Higgins CJ, Crispin & Connolly JJ
22 May / R. v. Alchin / ACTSC 53 / Connolly J
25 May / Eastman v. Miles / ACTSC 57 / Lander J
25 May / Dunstan v. Sentence Administration Board of the ACT / ACTSC 63 / Crispin J
30 May / Eastman v. Commissioner for Housing for the Australian Capital Territory / ACTSC 52 / Ryan J
2 Jun / In the matter Bavila Pty Ltd (In Liquidation):Borg & Anor v Kazar in his capacity as Official Liquidator of Bavila P/L / ACTSC 60 / Ryan J
6 Jun / Hausmann v. Shute / ACTSC 54 / Gray J
6 Jun / Berkeley Challenge Pty Ltd v. Blazeski & Anor / ACTSC 55 / Crispin J
6 Jun / R. v. Millard / ACTSC 56 / Crispin J
7 Jun / R. v. Sefa / ACTSC 59 / Higgins CJ
9 Jun / Blunden v. Commonwealth of Australia / ACTSC 58 / Crispin J
16 Jun / Hillier v.Chief Executive of Department of Disability, Housing and Community Services / ACTSC 62 / Connolly J
23 Jun / DP v. The Law Society of the Australian Capital Territory / ACTSC 61 / Crispin, Gray & Connolly JJ
28 Jun / R. v. Thomson / ACTSC 64 / Higgins CJ
28 Jun / Williams v. Smith as executrix for the estate of the late Frederick Ian Hall Barker / ACTSC 65 / Connolly J
30 Jun / Miller v. MacDonald / ACTSC 76 / Connolly J
JULY - AUGUST
7 Jul / Watermin Drillers Pty Limited v. Cooper / ACTSC 67 / Connolly J7 Jul / Falk v. Australian Capital Territory & Ors / ACTSC 68 / Gray J
10 Jul / Mountain v. Liddicoat / ACTSC 73 / Madgwick J
12 Jul / R. v. SP / ACTSC 72 / Madgwick J
12 Jul / R. v. SP (No 2) / ACTSC 78 / Madgwick J
20 Jul / Bolitho v. McGregor / ACTSC 70 / Gray J
21 Jul / R. v.Johnston / ACTSC 71 / Marshall J
25 Jul / Burns v. Crispino / ACTSC 74 / Gray J
28 Jul / R. v.Griffin / ACTSC 77 / Crispin J
1 Aug / Worth v. John Fairfax Publications Pty Limited & Anor / ACTSC 79 / Higgins CJ
4 Aug / Hodgson v. Frame & Anor / ACTSC 82 / Connolly J
17 Aug / Capital Aircraft Services Pty Ltd v. Brolin / ACTSC 80 / Connolly J
18 Aug / R. v. Coroner Lalor & Ors / ACTSC 81 / Higgins CJ
SEPTEMBER –OCTOBER
7 Sep / Anderson v. Bigmore; Bigmore v Anderson / ACTSC 85 / Crispin J7 Sep / Haylock v. Morris & Lawrence / ACTSC 86 / Crispin J
8 Sep / McAuliffe v. Lidia Perin Memorial Hospital Pty Ltd / ACTSC 88 / Weinberg J
8 Sep / Hughes v. Grieve / ACTSC 92 / Gray J
13 Sep / ACT Construction Occupations Registrar v. Tokich / ACTSC 89 / Higgins CJ
13 Sep / Kilby v. O’Brien / ACTSC 90 / Connolly J
21 Sep / In the matter of an application pursuant to
s 73 of the Civil Law (Wrongs) Act 2002 / ACTSC 93 / Connolly J
21 Sep / Campbell v.Bell / ACTSC 94 / Higgins CJ
22 Sep / Westpac General Insurance Ltd v. Cooper & Ors / ACTSC 91 / Tamberlin J
26 Sep / Narain v. Ethnic Broadcasting Council of the ACT and Surrounding District Inc & Anor / ACTSC 98 / Connolly J
28 Sep / Roulston v. Savage / ACTSC 95 / Connolly J
4 Oct / R. v. Lieske / ACTSC 97 / Gray J
10 Oct / R. v. Djerke / ACTSC 104 / Connolly J
13 Oct /
Arthur v. Harris
/ ACTSC 99 / Gray J13 Oct / Mohammed v. Sprague / ACTSC 113 / Connolly J
17 Oct / Seminars Australia Pty Limited v. ABN Amro Morgans Limited / ACTSC 101 / Connolly J
20 Oct / Fowler v. Matias / ACTSC 106 / Gray J
27 Oct / St John v. Williams & Ors / ACTSC 105 / Gray J
NOVEMBER - DECEMBER
3 Nov / John Holland Group Pty Limited & Sasse v. John Fairfax Publications Pty Ltd & Kazi / ACTSC 108 / Connolly J3 Nov / Buckley v. Metal Mart Pty Limited & Ors / ACTSC 107 / Ryan J
10 Nov / R. v. Welch / ACTSC 112 / Higgins CJ
13 Nov / Betfair Limited & Ors v. Nason / ACTSC 111 / Gray J
21 Nov / Palmer v. Fisher / ACTSC 118 / Connolly J
24 Nov / R. v. Gibson / ACTSC 114 / Connolly J
24 Nov / Austin v. Ferraro / ACTSC 121 / Connolly J
29 Nov / Hay v. The Nominal Defendant & Ors / ACTSC 115 / Connolly J
1 Dec / Dowling v. Hamlin / ACTSC 117 / Higgins CJ
7 Dec / Elmaraazey v The Law Society of the ACT / ACTSC 124 / Connolly J
8 Dec / Hammond v. Road Transport Authority & Anor / ACTSC 125 / Connolly J
13 Dec / TM v. Office of Children, Youth & Family Support / ACTSC 5 / Crispin J
14 Dec / Cornwell v. Curran / ACTSC 119 / Crispin J
14 Dec / Dai Zhi Zhen, Zhang Gui Ying v. Alexander John Gosse Downer Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade of the Commonwealth of Australia / ACTSC 120 / Crispin J
15 Dec / Capital Property Projects (ACT) Pty Ltd & Ors v Planning & Land Authority & Ors / ACTSC 122 / Gray J