R v Warwick [2017] NSWSC 1151

R v Warwick [2017] NSWSC 1151

A non-publication order is necessary to prevent prejudice to the proper administration of justice, given the risk that pre-trial proceedings may be published and influence potential jurors, so the Court orders that such information not be published or disclosed until the conclusion of the principal criminal proceedings.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
21 August 2017
Procedural Posture
Criminal Pre Trial Application / Pre Trial Proceedings
Outcome
Non-publication order granted
Legal Topics
['suppression Orders' 'non Publication Orders' 'pre Trial Proceedings' 'open Justice']
['criminal Law' 'procedure'] ['suppression Orders' 'non Publication Orders' 'pre Trial Proceedings' 'open Justice']

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Procedural Posture

Criminal Pre Trial Application / Pre Trial Proceedings

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether a pre-trial non-publication order should be made to prevent prejudice to the proper administration of justice']

Ratio Decidendi

A non-publication order is necessary to prevent prejudice to the proper administration of justice, given the risk that pre-trial proceedings may be published and influence potential jurors, so the Court orders that such information not be published or disclosed until the conclusion of the principal criminal proceedings.

Court Disposition

Non-publication order granted

Orders

  • ['The fact of these pre-trial proceedings, the content of the evidence tendered and submissions made during the pre-trial proceedings, is not to be published or otherwise disclosed until the return of a verdict by a jury or the finalisation of the principal criminal proceedings.']