NSW Caselaw
Supreme Court New South Wales
Medium Neutral Citation: DHR International Inc v Challis (No 3) [2016] NSWSC 492 Hearing dates: 22 February 2016 Decision date: 22 April 2016 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Button J Decision: (1) The charge in the notice of motion of 10 December 2015 of the defendant, Mr Darren Challis, that the plaintiff, DHR International Inc, committed the offence of contempt of court is dismissed, and I enter a verdict of acquittal on that charge. (2) Costs are reserved. Catchwords: CIVIL – contempt - whether correspondence to third party to proceedings constitutes an improper attempt to place pressure upon opponent Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), Pt 1A Cases Cited: Attorney-General v Times Newspapers Ltd [1974] AC 273 Clarkson v The Mandarin Club Limited (1998) 90 FCR 354 DHR International, Inc a company incorporated in Delaware in the United States of America v Challis [2015] NSWSC 1567 DHR International, Inc v Challis (No 2) [2015] NSWSC 1964 Harkianakis v Skalkos (1997) 42 NSWLR 22 Hearne v Street [2008] HCA 36; (2008) 235 CLR 125 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: DHR International Inc (Plaintiff/Respondent) Darren George Challis (Defendant/Applicant) Representation: Counsel: R Gration (Plaintiff/Respondent) D Sibtain (Defendant/Applicant) P Horobin (Defendant/Applicant)
Solicitors: K&L Gates (Plaintiff/Respondent) Atanaskovic Hartnell (Defendant/Applicant) File Number(s): 2015/305715
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