R v Qaumi & Ors (No 37) [2016] NSWSC 740

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Qaumi & Ors (No 37) [2016] NSWSC 740 Hearing dates: 6 June 2016 Date of orders: 06 June 2016 Decision date: 06 June 2016 Jurisdiction: Common Law - Criminal Before: Hamill J Decision: Application for leave to cross-examine Crown's own witness refused. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW – application by Crown for leave to cross-examine – application made after accused had cross-examined – refreshingly sparse cross-examination – witness adverse in one respect – application not made when witness gave evidence in chief – obligation of party to put matters to witness – unfairness to accused – application refused Legislation Cited: Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) Cases Cited: Livermore v R [2006] NSWCCA 334; 67 NSWLR 659 R v Kennedy [2000] NSWCCA 487; 118 A Crim R 34 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.