Achanfuo-Yeboah v The Queen (No 2)

[2017] ACTCA 11

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Interrogate

Catchwords

1. Criminal Law
2. › Jurisdiction, practice and procedure
3. › Bail
4. › Variation of bail
5. › Extension of stay of sentence pending appeal
6. › Whether special and exceptional circumstances continued to exist
7. › Financial requirements to secure legal representation
1. Practice and Procedure
2. › Solicitors
3. › Change of solicitor
4. › Application for leave to withdraw
5. › Whether filing of Notice of Change of Solicitor renders withdrawal application unnecessary
6. › Court Procedures Rules 2006 (ACT), rr 5538, 5606

Quick Take

The need to earn funds for legal representation for an appeal can constitute special or exceptional circumstances justifying a stay of sentence and bail, and the court may impose conditions requiring regular payments into a solicitor's trust account to monitor compliance. Filing a Notice of Change of Solicitor renders unnecessary a former solicitor's application for leave to withdraw under r 5538 of the Court Procedures Rules 2006 (ACT).