Prothonotary of the Supreme Court of New South Wales v Dowling (No 6) [2018] NSWSC 1715

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Prothonotary of the Supreme Court of New South Wales v Dowling (No 6) [2018] NSWSC 1715 Hearing dates: 8 November 2018 Date of orders: 12 November 2018 Decision date: 12 November 2018 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Wilson J Decision: The orders that the Court makes are these: (1) Vacate the orders of the Court, as listed in the Schedule to these orders. (2) Otherwise, dismiss the Further Amended Notice of Motion filed on 8 November 2018. Catchwords: CONTEMPT – interim non-publication orders – review of orders – primary objective of safeguarding the public interest in open justice – question of necessity of final order in more limited terms than earlier orders Legislation Cited: Court Suppression and Non-Publication Orders Act 2010 (NSW) Cases Cited: Dowling v Prothonotary of the Supreme Court of New South Wales [2018] NSWCA 233 Fairfax Digital Australia and New Zealand Pty Ltd v Ibrahim (2012) 83 NSWLR 52; [2012] NSWCCA 125 Jane Doe 1 v Dowling [2017] NSWSC 57 Prothonotary of the Supreme Court of New South Wales v Shane Dowling [2017] NSWSC 664 Prothonotary of the Supreme Court of New South Wales v Shane Dowling [2018] NSWSC 1301 Raybos Australia Pty Ltd & Another v Jones (1985) 2 NSWLR 45 Reinhart v Welker (2011) 93 NSWLR 311; [2011] NSWCA 403 Russell v Russell (1976) 134 CLR 495 at 520; [1976] HCA 23 Scott v Scott (1930) 44 CLR 22 Category: Principal judgment Parties: The Prothonotary of the Supreme Court of New South Wales (applicant) Shane Francis Dowling (defendant) Representation: Counsel: Mr D. Kell SC with Ms E Jones for the Prothonotary Defendant self-represented