El-Zayet v The Queen [2014] NSWCCA 298

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: El-Zayet v The Queen [2014] NSWCCA 298 Hearing dates: 26 March 2014 Decision date: 10 December 2014 Before: Beazley P at [1]; McColl JA at [122]; Emmett JA at [1] Decision: Application for leave to appeal dismissed. Catchwords: JURISDICTION - Court of Appeal - Supreme Court Act 1970, s 17 - Whether Court of Appeal has jurisdiction to hear appeal from decision under Costs in Criminal Cases Act - Whether interlocutory order is part of proceedings

JURISDICTION - Court of Criminal Appeal - Criminal Appeal Act 1912, s 5F - Whether Court of Criminal Appeal has jurisdiction to hear appeal from decision under Costs in Criminal Cases Act - Whether decision under Costs in Criminal Cases Act is interlocutory

PRIVILEGE - client legal privilege - applicability of Evidence Act 1995, ss 118 and 119 - where evidence not adduced

PRIVILEGE - client legal privilege - waiver - imputed waiver - whether conduct was plainly inconsistent with maintenance of confidentiality

AGENCY - implied or apparent authority - whether authority to compromise proceedings carried authority to waive privilege Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) Costs in Criminal Cases Act 1967 (NSW) Courts Legislation (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2002 (NSW) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) Criminal Appeal Act 1912 (NSW) Criminal Procedure Act 1986 (NSW) Crown Prosecutors Act 1986 (NSW) Director of Public Prosecutions Act 1986 (NSW) Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) Evidence Amendment Act 2007 (NSW) Federal Proceedings (Costs) Act 1981 (Cth) Interpretation Act 1987 (NSW) Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth) Justices Act 1902 (NSW) Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1988 (NSW) Suitors' Fund Act 1951 (NSW) Supreme Court (Appeals) Amendment Act 1987 (NSW) Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW) Supreme Court Rules 1970 (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) Cases Cited: AB v Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) [2014] NSWCA 122 Adler v District Court (NSW) (1990) 19 NSWLR 317 Aouad and El-Zayet v R [2011] NSWCCA 61 Aouad v R; El-Zayet v R (No 2) [2013] NSWSC 991 Armstrong Strategic Management and Marketing Pty Ltd v Expense Reduction Analysts Group Pty Ltd [2012] NSWCA 430 Attorney-General (NT) v Maurice [1986] HCA 80; 161 CLR 475 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) v Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd [2012] FCA 1101; 207 FCR 3802012 Bass v Permanent Trustee Co Ltd [1999] HCA 9; 198 CLR 334 Beckett v New South Wales [2013] HCA 17; 248 CLR 432 Bienstein v Bienstein [2003] HCA 7; 195 ALR 225 Cassar v NSW Crime Commission [2014] NSWCA 356 Chahal v Director of Public Prosecutions [2008] NSWCA 152 Cheiko v R [2008] NSWCCA 191; 75 NSWLR 323 Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union v Australian Industrial Relations Commission [2001] HCA 16; 203 CLR 645 Cooper v Hobbs [2013] NSWCA 70 Expense Reduction Analysts Group Pty Ltd v Armstrong Strategic Management and Marketing Pty Ltd [2013] HCA 46; 250 CLR 303 Fairfax Digital Australia & New Zealand Pty Ltd v District Court of New South Wales [2012] NSWCA 172 Hall v Nominal Defendant [1966] HCA 36; 117 CLR 423 JC v Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) [2014] NSWCA 228 Jenkins v Director of Public Prosecutions [2013] NSWCA 406 Latoudis v Casey [1990] HCA 59; 170 CLR 534 Licul v Corney [1976] HCA 6; 180 CLR 213 Mann v Carnell [1999] HCA 66, 201 CLR 1 Mordaunt v Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) [2007] NSWCA 121; 171 A Crim R 510 Patsalis v Attorney General for New South Wales [2013] NSWCA 343; 85 NSWLR 463 Pollard v RRR Corporation Pty Ltd [2009] NSWCA 110 R v GKA (1998) 99 A Crim R 491 R v Johnston [2000] NSWCCA 197 R v King [2003] NSWCCA 399; 59 NSWLR 472 R v Manley [2000] NSWCCA 196; 49 NSWLR 203 R v Petroulias (No 24) [2007] NSWSC 783 R v Steffan (1993) 30 NSWLR 633 Ramskogler v Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) (1995) 82 A Crim R 128 Richards v Smyth (Court of Appeal, 24 December 1985, unreported) Shepherd v Bowen (1986) 4 NSWLR 475 Sinkovich v Attorney General of New South Wales [2013] NSWCA 383; 85 NSWLR 783 Solomons v District Court (NSW) [2002] HCA 47; 211 CLR 119 Solomons v District Court of New South Wales [2000] NSWCA 99; 49 NSWLR 321 Victoria v Australian Building Construction Employees' and Builders Labourers' Federation [No 2] [1982] HCA 57; 152 CLR 179 Waugh v HB Clifford & Sons Ltd [1982] Ch 374 WO v Director of Public Prosecutions [2009] NSWCA 370 Texts Cited: Courts Legislation (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill, Second Reading Speech, Parliamentary Debates, Hansard, Legislative Assembly, 23 October 2002 G D Dal Pont, Law of Agency (3rd ed 2013, LexisNexis Butterworths) S Odgers, Uniform Evidence Law (11th ed 2014, Thomson Reuters) Category: Principal judgment Parties: Nasaem El-Zayat (Applicant) Regina (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: I McLachlan (Applicant) H Wilson (Respondent) Solicitors: Trimmer Criminal Defence Lawyers (Applicant) Director of Public Prosecutions (Respondent) File Number(s): 2005/2620 Decision under appeal Jurisdiction: 9111 Citation: Aouad v R; El-Zayet v R [2013] NSWSC 760 Date of Decision: 2013-06-14 00:00:00 Before: Price J File Number(s): 2005/2678