R v Agius; R v Castagna [2017] NSWSC 549

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Agius; R v Castagna [2017] NSWSC 549 Hearing dates: 23 March 2017 Date of orders: 24 March 2017 Decision date: 24 March 2017 Jurisdiction: Common Law - Criminal Before: Garling J Decision: Application for separate trial dismissed Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – application for separate trial – no prejudice established to justify separate trial – joint trial in the interests of justice Legislation Cited: Criminal Code Crimes Act 1914 (Cth) Criminal Procedure Act 1986 Cases Cited: R v Agius; R v Zerafa [2012] NSWSC 978 R v Baladjam & Ors (No.57) [2008] NSWSC 1471 R v Hiroki [2014] NSWSC 365 R v Middis (Supreme Court, 27 March 1991, unreported) R v Rogerson; R v McNamara (No.3) [2015] NSWSC 965 Texts Cited: Not Applicable Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: The Queen Robert Francis Agius (Applicant on the Motion) Anthony Dante Castagna Representation: Counsel: P McGuire SC (Crown) P Lowe (Agius) P Strickland SC (Castagna)

Solicitors: Director of Public Prosecutions (Crown) David H Cohen & Co Solicitors (Agius) Hazan Hollander Solicitors & Intellectual Property (Castagna) File Number(s): 2016/136935;2016/137095 Publication restriction: Not to be published until after finalisation of the trial. Trial finalised - non-publication order revoked on 24.8.2020.