Joffe v R; Stromer v R [2012] NSWSC 409

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Joffe v R; Stromer v R [2012] NSWSC 409 Hearing dates: 12 April 2012 Decision date: 18 May 2012 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Hall J Decision: Order made on 27 April 2012 The evidence particularised in the table to the Notice of Co-incidence Evidence dated 8 July 2011 being Table A entitled "Table of related events the subject of counts in the Indictment" is admissible pursuant to s.98(1)(b) of the Evidence Act 1995. Catchwords: Evidence – insider trading prosecution – co-incidence evidence – significant probative weight to be assessed taking into account possibility of alternative inferences – inferential reasoning – circumstantial case – whether co-incidence evidence admissible Legislation Cited: Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) Evidence Act 1995 Cases Cited: DSJ v R; NS v R [2011] NSWCCA 9 Edwards v The Queen (1993) 178 CLR 193 Perry v the Queen [1982] HCA 75; 150 CLR 580 R v Zhang [2005] NSWCCA 437; 158 A Crim R 504 Sutton v R [1984] HCA 5; 152 CLR 528 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Regina (Crown) Daniel Shayne Joffe (Accused) Nathan Stromer (Accused) Representation: Counsel: Crown: G Farmer/ J Paingakulam Joffe: J Game SC/ G Bashir Stromer: H Dhanji/ L Fernandez

Solicitors: Crown: Solicitor for the Commonwealth DPP Joffe: Speed & Stracey Lawyers Stromer: Johnson Winter & Slattery File Number(s): 2010/34654, 2010/40493