Wilson v The Prothonotary [2000] NSWCA 23

New South Wales Court of Appeal

CITATION : Wilson v The Prothonotary [2000] NSWCA 23 FILE NUMBER(S) : CA 40928/99 HEARING DATE(S) : 16 February 2000 JUDGMENT DATE : 29 February 2000

PARTIES : John Wilson (Appellant) The Prothonotary (Respondent) JUDGMENT OF : Meagher JA at 1; Sheller JA at 3; Heydon JA at 4

LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : Supreme Court LOWER COURT CL 12914/97 FILE NUMBER(S) : LOWER COURT Wood CJ at CL JUDICIAL OFFICER :

COUNSEL : Appellant - R Toner SC/J Berwick Respondent - T Buddin SC SOLICITORS : Appellant - P J Weldon & Co Respondent - I V Knight CATCHWORDS : APPEAL - contempt of court - throwing paint at judge - appeal against two year term of imprisonment - failure to call any subjective evidence in relation to sentencing at trial - admission of fresh evidence on appeal - medical condition - hardship to family - obsessive compulsive personality disorder - time already served sufficient punishment - D LEGISLATION CITED : Supreme Court Act 1970 R v Edwards (1996) 90 A Crim R 510 R v Vachalec [1981] 2 NSWLR 351 CASES CITED: Attorney-General for New south Wales v Whiley (1993) 31 NSWLR 314 Rich v Attorney-General for Victoria [1999] VSCA 14 Commonwealth Bank of Australia v Quade (1991) 178 CLR 134 Akins v National Australia Bank (1994) 34 NSWLR 155 DECISION : See paragraph 53

THE SUPREME COURT

OF NEW SOUTH WALES COURT OF APPEAL

CA 40928/99 CL 12914/97

MEAGHER JA SHELLER JA HEYDON JA 29 February 2000 JOHN WILSON v THE PROTHONOTARY JUDGMENT 1 MEAGHER JA: I have read in draft the judgment of Heydon JA. I disagree with it.