Baranov v Morton [2020] NSWDC 384

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Baranov v Morton [2020] NSWDC 384 Hearing dates: 13-15 May 2020 Date of orders: 19 May 2020 Decision date: 18 May 2020 Jurisdiction: Civil Before: Neilson DCJ Decision: Verdict and judgment for the plaintiff against the defendant for $95,916. Catchwords: TORTS – FALSE IMPRISONMENT. P arrested on two occasions, 7 January 2016 and 8 March 2016, on complaints made by D to police, which complaints were false. Whether D liable for the imprisonments. Whether D active in promoting and causing the arrests of P. DAMAGES – Costs of defending charges laid by police not natural and probable consequence of the false imprisonments. Costs incurred in goading police to charge and prosecute D not natural and probable consequence of the false imprisonments. Claim for aggravated compensatory damages not pleaded or particularised. Claim for exemplary damages not particularised. Neither aggravated nor exemplary damages awarded. Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 Migration Act 1958 Passenger Transport Regulation 2007 Cases Cited: Aitken v Bedwell (1827) 173 ER 1084 Lassanah v State of NSW (No 3) [2010] NSWDC 241 Myers Ltd v Soo [1991] 2 VR 597 Re Patterson; Ex parte Taylor (2001) 207 CLR 391 Ruddock v Taylor [2003] NSWCA 262; (2003) 58 NSWLR 269 Ruddock et ors v Taylor [2005] HCA 48; (2005) 222 CLR 612 State of NSW v Cuthbertson [2018] NSWCA 320 State of NSW v Koumdjiev [2005] NSWCA 247; (2005) 63 NSWLR 353 Williams v Spautz (1992) 174 CLR 509 Texts Cited: Trinidade et al., Law of Torts in Australia, Oxford University Press, 4th Ed. (2007) Category: Principal judgment Parties: Plaintiff – Edward Baranov Defendant – Anastasia Morton Representation: Plaintiff – R. Chen (Counsel) T. Stack (SS Lawyers)