R v Curtis [2014] NSWSC 1582

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Curtis [2014] NSWSC 1582 Hearing dates: 31 October 2014 Decision date: 14 November 2014 Jurisdiction: Common Law - Criminal Before: Davies J Decision: Defendant's application for costs is dismissed. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW - costs - trial vacated at late stage on application of Crown - arising from stay based on Lee v The Queen principles - whether costs order can be made - what must be shown - whether fault on the part of the Crown Legislation Cited: Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001 (Cth) Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) Criminal Appeal Act 1912 (NSW) Cases Cited: Curtis v R [2014] NSWSC 1392 Latoudis v Casey (1990) 170 CLR 534 Lee v NSW Crime Commission [2013] HCA 39; (2013) 302 ALR 363 Lee v The Queen; Lee v The Queen [2013] NSWCCA 68 Lee v The Queen; Lee v The Queen [2014] HCA 20 Petroulias v The Queen [2007] NSWCCA 154; (2007) 176 A Crim R 302 R v Catena (No 3) [2013] WASC 97 R v Fisher [2003] NSWCCA 41; (2003) 56 NSWLR 625 R v Mosely [1992] 28 NSWLR 735 R v Selim [2007] NSWSC 154. Category: Costs Parties: Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions (Crown) Oliver Peter Curtis (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: D Staehli SC (Crown) M Thangaraj SC & R Higgins (Defendant) Solicitors: Solicitor for the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions (Crown) Clifford Chance (Defendant) File Number(s): 2013/12117