R v Qaumi & Ors (No 21) [2016] NSWSC 402

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Qaumi & Ors (No 21) [2016] NSWSC 402 Hearing dates: 7 April 2016 Date of orders: 07 April 2016 Decision date: 07 April 2016 Jurisdiction: Common Law - Criminal Before: Hamill J Decision: Application for discharge of individual juror withdrawn and dismissed. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW – application to discharge individual juror – appropriate procedure – questioning the juror on oath – whether juror unable to perform functions of juror – application withdrawn on the basis of evidence given by the juror Legislation Cited: Jury Act 1977 (NSW) Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Regina Farhad Qaumi Mumtaz Qaumi Jamil Qaumi Mohammed Zarshoy Mohammed Kalal Representation: Counsel: K McKay & P Hogan (Crown) J Stratton SC & M Curry (F Qaumi) P Young SC (M Quami) N Carroll(J Quami) R Driels (Zarshoy) G Clarke (Kalal)

Solicitors: Solicitor for the NSW DPP(Crown) Archbold Legal (F Qaumi) George Sten& Co (M Quami) Bannisters Lawyers (J Quami) Zahr Lawyers (Zarshoy) Hallak Law (Kalal) File Number(s): Farhad Quami - 2014/6809; 2014/315201; 2014/315252Mumtaz Quami – 2014/6813; 2014/315251; 2014/315260Jamil Quami - 2013/336086; 2014/18164; 2014315253Mohammad Zarshoy – 2014/316236Mohammad Kalal - 2013/344739; 2014/66939 Publication restriction: No publication until the conclusion of the trial.