R v Simon Lees (No 3) (Costs); R v Stuart Lewry (No 3) (Costs) [2019] NSWDC 514

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Simon Lees (No 3) (Costs); R v Stuart Lewry (No 3) (Costs) [2019] NSWDC 514 Hearing dates: 26 July 2019 Date of orders: 20 September 2019 Decision date: 20 September 2019 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Haesler SC DCJ Decision: Applications allowed.Certificates for costs granted Catchwords: COSTS- verdicts of acquittal – did accused contribute to continuation of proceedings - no bill sought on different basis to ultimate determination –relevant principles - application of principles - prosecutions misconceived and not reasonable Legislation Cited: Costs in Criminal Cases Act 1967 Cases Cited: AB v Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) [2014] NSWCA 122 Allerton v Director of Public Prosecutions (1991) 24 NSWLR 550 Burns v The Queen [2012] HCA 35; 246 CLR 334 IL v The Queen [2017] HCA 27; (2016) 260 A Crim R 101 Mordaunt v DPP [2007] NSWCA 121 R v Lees (No 2) (Verdict); R v Lewry (No 2) (Verdict) [2019] NSWDC 118 R v Lees; R v Lewry [2019] NSWDC 117 R v Longbottom (1849) Cox' Criminal Cases 439 Category: Costs Parties: Simon George Lees (Applicant) Stuart Lewry (Applicant) Director of Public Prosecutions (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: Mr G Heathcote (for the Applicant Simon Lees) Mr T Healey (for the Applicant Stuart Lewry) Mr M Fox (for the Director of Public Prosecutions)