Issakidis v The Queen

ISSAKIDIS
v
THE QUEEN
[2020] HCASL 121
S7/2020

The applicant seeks special leave to appeal from a judgment of the Court of Criminal Appeal of the Supreme Court of New South Wales (Bathurst CJ, Hoeben CJ at CL and Gleeson JA) dismissing an appeal, and otherwise refusing leave to appeal, against his conviction on charges of conspiracy to defraud a Commonwealth entity and conspiracy to commit the offence of dealing in proceeds of crime worth $1,000,000 or more.
There is no reason to doubt the correctness of the Court of Criminal Appeal's judgment. Special leave should be refused.
Pursuant to r 41.08.1 of the High Court Rules 2004 (Cth), we direct the Registrar to draw up, sign and seal an order dismissing the application.

V.M Bell G.A.A Nettle

24 April 2020

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The case of Issakidis v The Queen involved the applicant, Issakidis, who sought special leave to appeal against his conviction on charges of conspiracy to defraud a Commonwealth entity and conspiracy to commit the offence of dealing in proceeds of crime worth $1,000,000 or more. The appeal was dismissed by the Court of Criminal Appeal of the Supreme Court of New South Wales, and Issakidis now sought to appeal to the High Court. The primary legal issue before the court was whether the applicant was entitled to special leave to appeal against the decision of the Court of Criminal Appeal. The court had to consider whether there were grounds for the appeal that warranted special leave to be granted.

The High Court found that there was no reason to doubt the correctness of the Court of Criminal Appeal's judgment. The court found that the arguments put forward by Issakidis did not provide sufficient grounds to warrant special leave. The appeal was dismissed, and the decision of the Court of Criminal Appeal was upheld. The High Court considered the appeal process and the requirements for special leave to be granted, and concluded that Issakidis had not met those requirements.

The High Court ordered that the Registrar draw up, sign, and seal an order dismissing the application for special leave to appeal. The court found that there was no reason to doubt the correctness of the Court of Criminal Appeal's judgment, and that the appeal was without merit. The final orders of the High Court were that the application for special leave to appeal be dismissed, and that the Registrar prepare the necessary orders to that effect.

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