Curtis v R [2016] NSWCCA 299

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Curtis v R [2016] NSWCCA 299 Hearing dates: 19 October 2016 Decision date: 16 December 2016 Before: Payne JA at [1]; Price J at [73]; Davies J at [74]. Decision: Appeal dismissed Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW – appeal against conviction – conspiracy to commit an offence of insider procuring – Criminal Code Act 1995 (Cth) s 11.5 – whether verdict unreasonable – appeal dismissed Legislation Cited: Criminal Appeal Act 1912 (NSW) s 5 Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) ss 1042A, 1042D, 1043A, 1311 Criminal Code Act 1995 (Cth) ss 5.6, 11.5 Cases Cited: Ansari v R (2010) 241 CLR 299; [2010] HCA 18 Farah Constructions Pty Ltd v Say-Dee Pty Ltd (2007) 230 CLR 89; [2007] HCA 22 M v The Queen (1994) 181 CLR 487 MFA v The Queen (2002) 213 CLR 606 R v LK; R v RK (2010) 241 CLR 177; [2010] HCA 17 R v Mansfield (2011) 251 FLR 286; [2011] WASCA 132 R v Wright [1980] VR 593 The Queen v Baden-Clay [2016] HCA 35 Texts Cited: Lyon and du Plessis, The Law of Insider Trading in Australia (Sydney: The Federation Press, 2005) Category: Principal judgment Parties: Oliver Peter Curtis (appellant) The Crown (respondent) Representation: Counsel: B Walker SC, N Owens SC, Dr R Higgins (appellant) W Abraham QC, L Crowley, R Ranken (respondent)