Sam Abbott

 
Admitted 1996 Supreme Court of South Australia
High Court of Australia
 
Signed Bar Roll 2004
 
Academic Qualifications BA, University of Adelaide
LLB (Hons) University of Adelaide

Areas of Practice

Administrative & Constitutional Law
Administrative Law
Appellate Advocacy
Appellate Advocacy
Civil Litigation
Common Law - General
Defamation and Media Law
Private International Law and Choice of Law
Trusts
Commercial Litigation
Commercial Law - General
Equity
Medical Negligence Law
Taxation and Revenue Law
Criminal Law
Corporate Crime & Fraud
Criminal Law - General
Wills, Probate and Family Inheritance
Wills, Probate and Family Inheritance matters

Other:

1995: Pupillage at Paper Buildings, Inner Temple, London
1996: Associate to Justice Cox, Supreme Court of SA
Squadron Leader, RAAF
SASR Reporter
Committee Member - John Bray Law Chapter of the University of Adelaide Alumni
Criminal Law Committee, Law Society of SA

Principal Litigation:

  • R v McGee (No2) (District ([2007] SADC 10 and [2008] SADC 8), CCA ((2008) 102 SASR 318 and (2008) 102 SASR 398) and High Court [2009] HCATrans 81) 2006-present - conspiracy charges - abuse of process, stay, pre-trial publicity
  • HML v The Queen (High Court - (2008) 235 CLR 334) Junior Counsel - evidence - similar facts, uncharged acts
  • Harris Scarfe Ltd (Receivers and Managers Appointed) v PriceWaterhouse Coop ers (Supreme Court of SA) 2006-7 Junior counsel - auditors negligence - damages
  • Landmark v Tiver (Supreme Court and Full Court ([2008] SASC 133, 322, [2009] SASC 14, 118, 185)) 2006 - present. Junior Counsel - repayment of loan - complex counter claim - negligent agronomic advice and breach of equitable duties alleged - numerous injunctions and order in respect of stock & crops - contempt proceedings
  • Police v Visic (Magistrates Court) and the Lower Eyre Peninsula Bushfires Inquest (Coroner's Court) 2005-7 Lead counsel - successful defence of charges relating to the cause of the bushfires and representation in the Coronial Inquest
  • R v McGee (Magistrates and District Court) 2004-5 Junior counsel in initial trial
  • R v Haydon (Supreme Court of SA) 1999 - 2006 Junior counsel - the 'Snowtown' case - murder - assist offender - joinder - similar fact - separate trials - legal professional privilege in criminal law - forensic science - DNA - appeal against sentence to the Full Court
  • Chief of Army's Board of Inquiry - Exercise Big Wall 2002-3 Junior counsel assisting the Board - administrative law - commissions and boards of inquiry - presentation of evidence by video link from USA to Canberra.
  • R v Ngo & Le (Supreme Court of SA, Full Court (2002) 135 A Crim R 550) 2002 Counsel - joinder, severance - similar facts - latent duplicity - Crown appeal against sentence
  • Haydon v Magistrates Court (Supreme Court of SA - Full Court (2001) 87 SASR 448) Junior counsel but argued the appeal - administrative law - judicial review - prerogative writs - informer privilege - legal professional privilege.
  • Haydon v Chivell (Supreme Court of SA , Full Court [1999] SASC 382, High Court of Australia (1999) 73 ALJR 1311) 1999 Junior counsel - judicial review - powers of the Coroner - prerogative writs.
    Sumner v United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ors (Supreme Court of SA [2000] SASC 91, Full Court, High Court) 2000 Lead counsel - international law - crimes against humanity - genocide - conflict of laws.
  • ASX investigation - The RetireInvest case 1999 - 2000 securities law - stock exchange rules - disciplinary inquiry.
  • Proceedings concerning the extradition of Malcolm Johnson (Federal Court - Full Court (20005) 8 ALD 1, High Court (UK), Court of Appeal (UK), House of Lords, European Court of Human Rights) 1998 - 2000 Junior counsel in Australian hearings - extradition - administrative law - specialty - corporate criminal law.
  • Kite v Malycha (Supreme Court of SA) 1998 Junior counsel - medical negligence
  • Veltri v QBE (Supreme Court of SA) 1995 Junior counsel - arson - insurance.