R v Hawat (No 6) [2020] NSWSC 532

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Hawat (No 6) [2020] NSWSC 532 Hearing dates: On the papers Date of orders: 12 May 2020 Decision date: 12 May 2020 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: N Adams J Decision: The application for a costs order under s 2 of the Costs in Criminal Cases Act 1967 (NSW) is refused. Catchwords: CRIME – costs – application for certificate under s 2 of Costs in Criminal Cases Act 1967 (NSW) – murder – joint criminal enterprise – accessory before the fact Legislation Cited: Costs in Criminal Cases Act 1967 (NSW), s 2, s 3 Crime Commission Act 2012 (NSW), s 45(4) Evidence Act 1995 (NSW), s 55, s 56, s 79, s 137 Cases Cited: Beatson v R [2015] NSWCCA 17 DAO v R (No 3) [2016] NSWCCA 282 Mordaunt v Director of Public Prosecutions & Anor (2007) 171 A Crim R 510; [2007] NSWCA 121 R v Hawat (No 1) [2019] NSWSC 1583 R v Hawat (No 2) [2019] NSWSC 1699 R v Hawat (No 3) [2019] NSWSC 1701 R v Hawat (No 4) [2019] NSWSC 1726 R v Hawat (No 5) [2019] NSWSC 1727 R v John Fejsa (1995) 82 A Crim R 253 R v Johnston [2000] NSWCCA 197 R v Pavy (Court of Criminal Appeal, unreported, 9 December 1997) Regina v Groom [2000] NSWCCA 53 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Regina (Crown) Osama Hawat (Offender) Representation: Counsel: T McCarthy (Crown) L Barnes (Offender)