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New South Wales Supreme Court
CITATION : Wright v Clarkson [2000] NSWSC 669 CURRENT JURISDICTION: Common Law Division FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 10589/99 HEARING DATE(S) : 21/04/99 JUDGMENT DATE : 10 August 2000
PARTIES : William Edwin Wright (appellant) Mark Alfred Clarkson (respondent) JUDGMENT OF : Hidden J at 1
LOWER COURT Local Court JURISDICTION : LOWER COURT FILE NUMBER(S) : LOWER COURT G E Bradd, Magistrate JUDICIAL OFFICER :
COUNSEL : R Horsley (appellant) Respondent in Person SOLICITORS : I V Knight, Crown Solicitor (appellant) CATCHWORDS : EVIDENCE - witness - refusal to be sworn or affirmed at inquest - claim of privilege against self-incrimination - whether 'lawful excuse' Coroners Act 1980 LEGISLATION CITED : Oaths Act 1900 Royal Commissioners Evidence Act 1901 Accident Insurance Mutual Holdings Ltd v McFadden (1993) 31 NSWLR 412 Smith v The Queen (1991) 25 NSWLR 1 R v Rutledge, ex parte Laidlaw [1923] St R. Qd 284 CASES CITED : R v The Coroner; ex parte Alexander [1982] VR 731 Clough v Leahy (1905) 2 CLR 139 Spautz v Williams [1983] 2 NSWLR 506 Commercial Bank of Scotland (Limited) and Maceachrin v Lloyds General Italian Assurance Company (1886) 2 TLR 780 Gamble v Jackson [1983] 2 VR 334 DECISION : Appeal allowed. Remitted to Magistrate
THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES COMMON LAW DIVISION
HIDDEN J THURSDAY 10 AUGUST 2000 10589 of 1999 William Edwin Wright v Mark Alfred Clarkson Reasons for judgment
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