R v Obeid (No 8) [2016] NSWSC 388

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Obeid (No 8) [2016] NSWSC 388 Hearing dates: 7 April 2016 Date of orders: 07 April 2016 Decision date: 07 April 2016 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Beech-Jones J Decision: (1) The non-publication orders made under s 8(1)(a) of the Court Suppression and Non-publication Orders Act 2010 (NSW) in respect of the following judgments be set aside:

(A) R v Obeid (No 2) [2015] NSWSC 1380; (B) Obeid v The Queen [2015] NSWCCA 309; (C) R v Obeid (No 5) [2015] NSWSC 1967; and (D) R v Obeid (No 3) [2015] NSWSC 1441 Catchwords: NON-PUBLICATION ORDERS – previous non-publication orders made in respect of interlocutory judgments in criminal proceedings – accused unsuccessfully sought stay of proceedings pending application for special leave to appeal – single judge High Court refused stay and made non-publication order expiring March 2016 – order expired without application to extend – accused's trial occurred in meantime but jury was discharged before verdict – High Court's reasons published on internet – basis for previous non-publication orders no longer remains – orders discharged – whether judgments to be placed on Caselaw. Legislation Cited: - Court Suppression and Non-publication Orders Act 2010 (NSW) – s 8(1) Cases Cited: - Matthews v R (No 2) [2013] NSWCCA 194 - Obeid v The Queen [2015] NSWCCA 309 - Obeid v The Queen [2016] HCA 9 - Obeid v The Queen [No 2] [2016] HCA 10 - R v Obeid [2015] NSWSC 897 - R v Obeid (No 2) [2015] NSWSC 1380 - R v Obeid (No 3) [2015] NSWSC 1441 - R v Obeid (No 5) [2015] NSWSC 1967 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Regina – Applicant Edward Moses Obeid – Respondent Representation: Counsel: Ms J. Chen (Sol) – Crown T. Breene (Sol) – Respondent