Notable Decisions
Justice Simpson has presided over a number of high profile cases. She was the judge responsible for sentencing Neddy Smith, a notorious gangland murderer, to life imprisonment in 1989.
In 2005, Simpson presided over the much publicised case of Network Ten v. Jessica Rowe, claiming the 5pm Ten News reader had breached her "open-ended" contract by failing to give six months' notice in writing. Simpson dismissed the action and ordered Ten to pay Rowe's court costs, finding the contract was for a closed period of two years and expired at the conclusion of the case.
Further, Simpson set a precedent in 2007 when she awarded around A$1 million to a teenager who was bullied at primary school. She concluded the school had "grossly failed" in its duty of care to Benjamin Cox, who now suffers from a severe psychiatric condition.
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