October Special Leave Rundown

Of the 6 or so cases that applied for special leave to appeal today, not a single one received a grant of leave.

The cases included an appeal against the conviction for sexual offences of William Kamm (better known to some as the Little Pebble, antipope Peter II the Roman of the Order of St Charbel).

Also denied special leave was the decision of Da Ros v Qantas Airways Limited [2010] NSWCA 89 which found that a flight attendant who was injured while riding their bicycle recreationally on a stop over between flights could claim under Workers' Compensation legislation.

The case of International Finance Trust Company Ltd v New South Wales Crime Commission (No 2) [2010] NSWCA 46 was "removed from the list". That case arises out of the same facts of its namesake High Court decision from last year ([2009] HCA 49). The High Court had dismissed proceedings on the ground that the section under which it was brought was contrary to the Constitution and invalid. The NSWCA then found that certain consent orders made in the course of those proceedings remained in farce notwithstanding the High Court's dismissal of the proceedings.