Cannon v Griffiths & Ors (No 2) [2015] NSWSC 1329

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Cannon v Griffiths & Ors (No 2) [2015] NSWSC 1329 Hearing dates: 29 July 2015 Date of orders: 11 September 2015 Decision date: 11 September 2015 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Beech-Jones J Decision: (See [19]) Catchwords: SUPPRESSION ORDER – Court heard proceedings in camera – interim orders made under s 10 of Court Suppression and Non-publication Orders Act 2010 – necessary to revisit orders once proceedings determined – final suppression order necessary to preserve process of mediation and confidentiality of settlement – interim order vacated – limited suppression order made. Legislation Cited: - Court Suppression and Non-publication Orders Act 2010 – s 10, s 11, s 12 - Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 - s 50 Cases Cited: - Australian Broadcasting Commission v Parish and Others [1980] FCA 33; 43 FLR 129 - Baltic Shipping Co v Dillon [1991] NSWCA 19; 22 NSWLR 1 - Cannon v Griffiths & Ors [2015] NSWSC 1055 - Hogan v Australian Crime Commission [2010] HCA 21; 240 CLR 651 - Rinehart v Welker [2011] NSWCA 403 - Sharjade Pty Ltd v RAAF (Landings) Ex-Servicemen Charitable Fund Pty Ltd [2008] NSWSC 1347 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Neil Cannon – Plaintiff Paul Griffiths – First Defendant Charif Khodr El Kanawati – Second Defendant Nick Perry – Third Defendant Hugh Dive – Fourth Defendant Representation: Counsel: S.E. McCarthy – Plaintiff A.T.S. Dawson, Ms A Rao – Defendants