15 Sept 2023
The High Court held there was no error in principle or manifest excess: given the premeditation, scale and abuse of a high‑trust emergency wage subsidy scheme, denunciation and general deterrence were determinative and a sentence of imprisonment was justified; the starting point and discounts applied were within the available range and the appeal is dismissed.
6 Sept 2021
The court held the applicant may properly challenge MSD's alleged policy or practice without particulars of specific files it does not possess; however, where the statement of claim expressly alleges failures in 'certain cases' the respondents are entitled to know which cases are relied on and tailored discovery by the respondents should occur before the applicant must provide particulars of specific prosecution decisions; accordingly the respondents' request for particulars is partially refused and the court made case management directions requiring filing of a defence, a period for discussi…