R v Qaumi & Ors (No 39) [2016] NSWSC 797

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Qaumi & Ors (No 39) [2016] NSWSC 797 Hearing dates: 15 June 2016 Date of orders: 15 June 2016 Decision date: 15 June 2016 Jurisdiction: Common Law - Criminal Before: Hamill J Decision: Application pursuant to s 42 of the Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) refused. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW – Evidence – application under s 42 Evidence Act – application that co-accused not be permitted to ask leading questions in cross-examination – where co-accused raising defence of duress – Brothers For Life – where co-accused cross-examines last – forensic advantage – order to be reversed in addresses – cross-examine down, address up – whether witness sympathetic to co-accused – whether witness has an interest in common with the cross-examiner – whether facts better ascertained by non-leading questions – application refused – leading questions permitted 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.