R v Qaumi & Ors (No 66) [2016] NSWSC 1403

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Qaumi & Ors (No 66) [2016] NSWSC 1403 Hearing dates: 26-27 September 2016 Date of orders: 28 September 2016 Decision date: 04 October 2016 Jurisdiction: Common Law - Criminal Before: Hamill J Decision: Jury provided with transcripts of addresses and summing up. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW – jury request for transcripts of addresses and summing up – no provision in Jury Act – discretion to provide – long and complex trial – careful and thorough addresses – where summing up canvassed many legal issues – discretion exercised to comply with jury request Legislation Cited: Jury Act 1977 (NSW) Cases Cited: R v Bartle & Ors [2003] NSWCCA 329 R v Sukkar [2005] NSWCCA 54 R v Taousanis [1999] NSWSC 107 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Regina Farhad Qaumi Mumtaz Qaumi Jamil Qaumi Mohammad 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 (M Zarshoy) G Clarke (M Kalal)

Solicitors: Solicitor for the NSW DPP(Crown) Archbold Legal (F Qaumi) George Sten & Co (M Quami) Bannisters Lawyers (J Quami) Zahr Lawyers (M Zarshoy) Hallak Law (M 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 – 2014/316236Mohammed Kalal - 2013/344739; 2014/66939 Publication restriction: No publication until the conclusion of the trial.