NSW Caselaw
Reported Decision : 52 NSWLR 49
New South Wales Supreme Court
CITATION : Hammond & Ors v Scheinberg & Ors [2001] NSWSC 568 CURRENT JURISDICTION: Equity FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 4887/98; 4936/98 HEARING DATE(S) : 29 June & 4 July 2001 JUDGMENT DATE : 6 July 2001
4887/98 Paul Aaron Hammond (P1) Ronite Anne Hammond (P2) Marc Adrian Hammond (P3) Barney Richard Scheinberg (D1) Michael Dunkel (D2) PARTIES : Agnes Ginges (D3) Berel Ginges (D4) 4936/98 Julian Hammond (P) Barney Richard Scheinberg (D1) Michael Dunkel (D2) Agnes Ginges (D3) Berel Ginges (D4) JUDGMENT OF : Hamilton J
4887/98 A Scotting (P1) M K Meek (P2) COUNSEL : Dr C Birch SC & K Pierce (P3) D E Grieve QC & J E Needham (D1-4) 4936/98 J B Whittle SC & B J Burke (P) D E Grieve QC & J E Needham (D1-4) 4887/98 Teece Hodgson & Ward (P1) Windeyer Dibbs (P2) SOLICITORS : Maurice Harrison & Associates (P3) Denes Ebner (D1-4) 4936/98 Richard M Trayer (P) Denes Ebner (D1-4) CATCHWORDS : EVIDENCE [256] - Prohibition of publication of evidence - Power of court - Principle that administration of justice should be open - PROCEDURE [16] [31] - Courts and judges generally - Judges - Power to control proceedings - Miscellaneous powers - Power to grant access to representatives of press to affidavits which have been read into evidence - Proceedings in open court or in camera - Principle that administration of justice should be open Supreme Court Act 1970 s 23 LEGISLATION CITED : Supreme Court Rules 1970 Part 65 r 7 Practice Note 97 ASIC v Rich [2001] NSWSC 496 eisa Ltd v Brady [2000] NSWSC 929 Ex parte Tubman; Re Lucas (1970) 72 SR (NSW) 555 John Fairfax & Sons Ltd v Police Tribunal (NSW) (1986) 5 NSWLR 465 CASES CITED : Logwon Pty Ltd v Warringah Shire Council (1993) 33 NSWLR 13 R v Davis (1995) 57 FCR 512 Scott v Scott [1913] AC 417 Taylor v Attorney General [1975] 2 NZLR 675 Ritchie's Supreme Court Procedure NSW [s23.3], [s23.5] The Hon J J Spigelman, Seen to be Done: The Principle of Open Justice (2000) 74 ALJ 290 and 378 DECISION : Application that parties be given notice of further applications by representatives of the press for access to affidavits which have been read in Court refused.
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