The High Court has unanimously dismissed an appeal from a decision of the New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal on sentencing in the context of a judge-only conviction and provocation. Following a long history of domestic noise disruption complaints culminating in a shooting, the appellant was convicted by Mathews AJ Continue reading
Daily Archives: 12 August 2015
Tomlinson v Ramsey Food Processing Pty Ltd
The High Court has allowed an appeal against a decision of the New South Wales Court of Appeal relating to issue estoppel in the context of employment law. Tomlinson was injured while working at an abattoir operated by Ramsey Food. Tomlinson claims he was an employee of another company, Tempus Holdings Pty Ltd, during the time of the injury. Ramsey argued Continue reading