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Coco v Shaw[1991] QSCFC 39

Reported at [1994] 1 Qd R 469

Coco v Shaw[1991] QSCFC 39

Reported at [1994] 1 Qd R 469
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Editorial Notes

  • Published Case Name:

    Coco v Shaw

  • Shortened Case Name:

    Coco v Shaw

  • Reported Citation:

    [1994] 1 Qd R 469

  • MNC:

    [1991] QSCFC 39

  • Court:

    QSCFC

  • Judge(s):

    McPherson SPJ, Ryan J, Dowsett J

  • Date:

    10 May 1991

Litigation History

EventCitation or FileDateNotes
Primary Judgment[1990] QSC 14110 Aug 1990Lee J.
Primary JudgmentSupreme Court (No citation or file number)06 Jun 1992Date of conviction.
Primary JudgmentSupreme Court (No citation or file number)09 Jun 1992Date of sentence.
Appeal Determined (QCA)[1991] QSCFC 39 [1994] 1 Qd R 46910 May 1991Appeal against [1990] QSC 141.
Appeal Determined (QCA)[1993] QCA 18527 May 1993Appeal against conviction dismissed; leave to appeal against sentence refused; unnecessary to answer questions in case stated.
Special Leave Refused (HCA)(1991) 174 CLR 62926 Jun 1991Special leave in respect of [1991] QSCFC 39 refused: Brennan, Toohey and Gaudron JJ.
HCA Judgment[1994] HCA 15; (1994) 179 CLR 42713 Apr 1994Reversed [1993] QCA 185 (Mason CJ, Brennan, Deane, Dawson, Toohey, Gaudron and McHugh JJ).

Appeal Status

Appeal Determined (QCA) - Appeal Determined (PC/HCA)

Cases Cited

Case NameFull CitationFrequency
A. v Hayden (1984) 156 CLR 5322 citations
Acs v Anderson [1975] 1 NSWLR 2121 citation
Application for an Authorization (1983) 10 CCC 31 citation
Barker v The Queen (1983) 153 CLR 3381 citation
Barton v R (1980) 147 CLR 751 citation
Bunning v Cross (1978) 141 CLR 543 citations
City Finance Co. Ltd v Matthew Harvey & Co. (1915) 21 CLR 551 citation
Coco v A N Clark (Engineers) Ltd (1969) RPC 411 citation
Commonwealth of Australia v Bogle (1953) 89 CLR 2292 citations
Commonwealth v John Fairfax & Sons Ltd (1980) 147 CLR 391 citation
Entick v Carrington (1765) 2 Wils 2751 citation
Entick v Carrington (1765) 95 ER 8071 citation
Federal Commissioner of Taxation v Official Liquidator of EO Farley Ltd (1940) 63 CLR 2781 citation
Foreman & Sons Pty Ltd, In re; Uther v Federal Commissioner of Taxation (1947) 74 CLR 5081 citation
Fractionated Cane Technology Ltd v Ruiz-Avila[1988] 2 Qd R 610; [1988] QSCFC 771 citation
Fractionated Cane Technology Ltd v Ruiz-Avila [1988] 1 Qd R 511 citation
George v Rockett (1990) 170 CLR 1041 citation
Grassby v The Queen (1989) 168 CLR 12 citations
Jago v District Court of New South Wales (1989) 168 C.L.R 231 citation
Lord Ashburton v Pape (1913) 2 Ch 4691 citation
Love v Attorney-General (NSW) (1990) 169 CLR 3072 citations
Lyons v The Queen (1984) 15 CCC 4171 citation
Malone v Metropolitan Police Commissioner [1979] Ch 3441 citation
Melbourne Corporation v The Commonwealth (1947) 74 CLR 311 citation
Morris v Beardmore (1981) AC 4461 citation
O'Brien v Komesaroff (1982) 150 CLR 3101 citation
Packer v Deputy Commissioner of Taxation[1985] 1 Qd R 275; [1984] QSCFC 891 citation
Pirrie v McFarlane (1925) 36 CLR 1705 citations
Plenty v Dillon (1991) 65 ALJR 2312 citations
Prideaux v Director of Public Prosecutions (1987) 163 CLR 4831 citation
Queensland Electricity Commission v The Commonwealth (1985) 159 CLR 1921 citation
R (a solicitor) v Lewis[1987] 2 Qd R 710; [1986] QSC 4011 citation
R v McDonnell & Armstrong; ex parte Attorney-General [1988] 2 Qd R 1891 citation
R v Pollard [1962] QWN 131 citation
R. (a solicitor) v Lewis (1984) 15 C.C.C. (3d) 4662 citations
R. v Bulmer (1960) S.R. N.S.W. 6371 citation
R. v Glover (1928) 28 S.R. (N.S.W.) 4821 citation
R. v Grassby (1988) 15 NSW LR 1093 citations
R. v Launt (1865) 4 S.C.R. (N.S.W.) 841 citation
R. v Lynch (1979) 2 NSWLR 7751 citation
R. v Reilly (1984) 15 CCC 31 citation
R. v Weller (1846) 2 Car & K 2231 citation
R. v Weller (1846) 175 ER 931 citation
Re Earl of Radnor's Will Trusts (1890) 45 Ch D 4021 citation
Sankey v Whitlam (1979) 42 CLR 11 citation
Sankey v Whitlam (1978) 142 C.L.R. 13 citations
Seymour v Attorney-General (1984) 57 ALR 681 citation
Seymour v Attorney-General (1987) 57 ALR 681 citation
Simpson and Simpson v Jackson (1610) 77 ER 6951 citation
Sir Owen Dixon's Heresy (1980) 54 ALJ 251 citation
The Queen v Murphy (1985) 158 CLR 5961 citation
The v Cigamatic Pty Ltd (in liq.) (1962) 108 C.L.R 3721 citation
Thomas Bonham v College of Physicians (“Dr Bonham's case”) (1610) 8 Co Rep 461 citation
Victoria v The Commonwealth (1971) 122 CLR 3531 citation
Walden v Hensler (1987) 163 CLR 5611 citation
Walker v Corporate Affairs Commission (1988) 13 NSWLR 5501 citation
West v Commissioner of Taxation (1936) 56 CLR 6571 citation

Cases Citing

Case NameFull CitationFrequency
Barac v DIrector of Public Prosecutions [2006] QSC 421 1 citation
Doomadgee v Deputy State Coroner Clements[2006] 2 Qd R 352; [2005] QSC 3574 citations
Gibson v Canniffe [2008] QDC 3192 citations
Heery v Criminal Justice Commission[2001] 2 Qd R 610; [2000] QCA 5115 citations
Higgins v Comans [2005] QCA 234 2 citations
Kerr v Mack [2011] QSC 313 2 citations
Palmer v Magistrates Court(2020) 3 QR 546; [2020] QCA 473 citations
R v Scouller [1997] 1 Qd R 4153 citations
Stenner v Crime and Corruption Commission(2019) 2 QR 89; [2019] QSC 2025 citations
The Queen v Scouller[1997] 1 Qd R 415; [1995] QCA 73 citations
The Queen v Tomlinson [2019] QDC 982 citations
Walter Mining Pty Ltd v Coroner Hennessey[2010] 1 Qd R 593; [2009] QSC 1026 citations
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