NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Supreme Court
CITATION : Commonwealth Bank of Australia v Christian Orlando May [2007] NSWSC 490
HEARING DATE(S) : 14/05/07 JURISDICTION : Equity Division Commercial List
JUDGMENT OF : Einstein J
EX TEMPORE JUDGMENT DATE : 14 May 2007
DECISION : Application to stay civil proceedings dismissed.
CATCHWORDS : Stay of civil proceedings during pendency of criminal proceedings - Principles - Right to silence - Likelihood of future publicity - Proximity of criminal hearing - Possibility of miscarriage of justice
LEGISLATION CITED : Evidence Act (1995) NSW
Halabi v Westpac Banking Corporation (1989) 17 NSWLR 26 Jefferson Ltd v Bhetcha [1979] 1 WLR 898 John Fairfax Publications Pty Ltd v District Court of New South Wales (2004) 61 NSWLR 344 John Fairfax & Sons Pty Ltd v Police Tribunal of New South Wales (1986) 5 NSWLR 465 McMahon v Gould (1982) 7 ACLR 202 Murphy v The Queen (1989) 167 CLR 94 CASES CITED : Niven v SS [2006] NSWCA 338 R v Bell (Court of Criminal Appeal, 8 October 1998, unreported) R v Burrell [2004] NSWCCA 185 R v D'Arcy (2003) 140 A Crim R 303 R v Dudko (2002) 132 A Crim R 371 R v Long (2002) 128 A Crim R 11 R v Milat (Court of Criminal Appeal, 26 February 1998, unreported) Ross v Internet Wines Pty Ltd & Ors [2004] NSWCA 195
PARTIES : Commonwealth Bank of Australia (Plaintiff) Christian Orlando May (Defendant)
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