Kannan and Kannan v The King

In the case of Kannan and Kannan v The King, the applicants appealed against their convictions and sentences for slavery offences. The applicants were convicted of possessing and using a slave, and they sought an extension of time to bring an application for leave to appeal against their convictions and sentences. The High Court considered the application for an extension of time to bring an application for leave to appeal. The applicants argued that the joint trial caused a substantial miscarriage of justice, that the prosecution failed to isolate evidence admissible against each accused, and that the judge failed to adequately direct the jury as to the evidence admissible against each accused.

The High Court held that the applicants had not established that the joint trial caused a substantial miscarriage of justice. The Court found that the applicants' arguments about the prosecution's failure to isolate evidence and the judge's direction to the jury were not sufficient to establish a substantial miscarriage of justice. The Court held that the verdicts against each applicant were reasonable and could be supported by the evidence. The Court also found that the sentence imposed on the applicants was not manifestly excessive or in breach of the parity principle.

The High Court refused the applicants' application for an extension of time to bring an application for leave to appeal. The Court held that the applicants had not shown that they had a strong prospect of success in an appeal against their convictions or sentences. The Court found that the applicants' arguments were not sufficient to establish that the verdicts against them were unreasonable or could not be supported by the evidence. The Court also held that the sentence imposed on the applicants was not manifestly excessive or in breach of the parity principle. The Court concluded that the applicants had not made out a case for an extension of time to bring an application for leave to appeal.