In August 2022, the Supreme Court of Queensland granted a permanent stay of proceedings in the matter of Willmot v State of Queensland[1], which involved allegations of child sexual and physical abuse occurring between 1957 and 1967. Chief Justice Bowskill concluded that a fair trial was not possible due to the passage of time since […]
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Nov 23, 2022
INSIGHT: High Court of Australia grants application for special leave to appeal a decision to permanently stay proceedings involving historical child sexual abuse
Warning: This Case Note discusses serious sexual and physical abuse. We recently published a Case Note about the Queensland Supreme Court decision of Willmot v State of Queensland [2022] QSC 167, which outlined when a permanent stay should be granted in a case involving allegations of historical sexual and physical abuse that were said to […]
Sep 12, 2022
INSIGHT: Willmot v State of Queensland [2022] QSC 167
Warning: This Case Note discusses serious sexual and physical abuse. In its recent decision of Willmot v State of Queensland,[1] the Supreme Court considered whether a permanent stay should be granted in a case involving allegations of historical sexual and physical abuse that were said to have occurred between 1957 and 1967. Accepting that her […]