8 Jun 2021
Leave to appeal out of time was refused because the applicant failed to justify the substantial delay and the purported fresh evidence was not materially new or of further practical use, having been considered by the sentencing judge and investigated by authorities; there was no reasonably arguable ground of appeal against sentence.
26 Nov 2019
The court refused leave because the sentencing judge correctly applied the sentencing guidelines: adopted an enhanced starting point for the international element, allowed a limited reduction for the applicant's anti-drug campaign participation, and applied a one‑third guilty plea discount; the applicant's information had not produced any practical results according to law enforcement and so did not justify further mitigation.
9 Jul 2003
The court exercised its discretion to appoint provisional liquidators because the petitioners established the requisite prima facie case for winding up, there were real prospects that provisional liquidators could preserve and realise value in Jinro Japan and cooperate with the Korean receiver and KPMG, and independent interim management was necessary to protect the distinct interests of the Company's creditors which might diverge from those of Jinro Korea.
17 Jul 1998
Given the extreme depravity of the material (including sexual acts involving very young children, dead bodies and dismemberment), the Internet publication with international reach, and aggravating circumstances, a robust deterrent sentence both in personam and in rem was justified; the Magistrate's starting point of 30 months and concurrent sentences of 21 months were not manifestly excessive nor wrong in principle and are confirmed.