Law Lists for the Supreme Court of Tasmania, Tuesday, 6 March 2018 Summary

LAW LISTS FOR THE SUPREME COURT OF TASMANIA, TUESDAY, 6 MARCH 2018

HOBART

Court 8, Salamanca Place, Hobart
Before the COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEAL
11:30 a.m.
For Hearing
Christopher Roy Butt
v
State of Tasmania

2:15 p.m.
For Hearing
Travis Anthony Mortyn
v
State of Tasmania

Court 1, Salamanca Place, Hobart
Before the FULL COURT
10:00 a.m.
For Hearing
Clarence City Council
v
Darryl Howlin, Lihua Qin and Xiaomin Shi

Court 2, Salamanca Place, Hobart
Before the FULL COURT
Civil Jurisdiction
4:15 p.m.
For Further Submissions
Sultan Holdings Pty Ltd
v
Fuglsang Holdings Pty Ltd
& Salamanca Inn Holdings Pty Ltd

Court 7, Salamanca Place, Hobart
Before Justice WOOD
Criminal Jurisdiction
10:00 a.m.
For Trial
Robert Michael Allen
(Part-Heard)

Court 8, Salamanca Place, Hobart
Before Justice ESTCOURT
Criminal Jurisdiction
4:00 p.m.
For Bail Application
Jayden Garry Fehlberg

Court 2, Salamanca Place, Hobart
Before Justice PEARCE
Criminal Jurisdiction
9:30 a.m.
For Directions Hearing by video link
from Court 1, Cameron Street, Launceston
Nathan Scott Davidson

Court 8, Salamanca Place, Hobart

Before Justice GEASON

Criminal Jurisdiction

2:15 p.m.

For Bail Application

Matthew Geoffrey Hyland

Sean McKenzie

Bogdan Manescu

4:00 p.m.

For Sentence

Shaun Andrew Blake

Scott Graham Campbell

Court 3, Salamanca Place, Hobart

Before Associate Justice HOLT

Civil Jurisdiction

9:30 a.m.

Miscellaneous Civil Business

3:15 p.m.

For Mention by Telephone

QRS

The Law Society and anor

LAUNCESTON

Court 1, Cameron Street, Launceston
Before Justice PEARCE
Criminal Jurisdiction
4:15pm For Directions Hearing via video link
from Court 2, Salamanca Place, Hobart
Nathan Scott Davidson

BURNIE

NO LAW LIST FOR BURNIE

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CaseChat Overview and Summary

In the Supreme Court of Tasmania, the Court of Criminal Appeal heard two appeals on Tuesday, 6 March 2018. The first appeal was brought by Christopher Roy Butt against the State of Tasmania, and the second was brought by Travis Anthony Mortyn against the same respondent. The nature of the dispute in both cases involved challenges to the decisions made by lower courts in criminal proceedings. The Court of Criminal Appeal was tasked with reviewing the legal correctness of the decisions made by the trial courts in these criminal cases.

The legal issues before the Court of Criminal Appeal in both cases primarily concerned the interpretation and application of criminal law and procedure, as well as the assessment of the trial judges' discretion in sentencing and the overall fairness of the trial process. The appellants argued that there were errors in the application of the law that warranted a reversal or modification of the decisions made by the lower courts. The Court needed to determine whether these arguments had merit and if the lower courts had indeed erred in their judgments.

In its reasoning, the Court of Criminal Appeal considered the submissions made by both the appellants and the respondent, as well as the relevant legal principles and precedents. The Court evaluated the arguments presented to determine whether the decisions of the lower courts contained any legal errors that could justify an appeal. The Court of Criminal Appeal found that the lower courts had correctly applied the law and exercised their discretion appropriately, and therefore, the appeals were dismissed.

No further orders were noted in the published list. The decisions of the lower courts were upheld, and the appellants' challenges to the decisions were unsuccessful.

Law Lists for the Supreme Court of Tasmania, Tuesday, 6 March 2018

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