Edwards v State of New South Wales [2021] NSWSC 181

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Edwards v State of New South Wales [2021] NSWSC 181 Hearing dates: 30 April 2019; 1-2, 6-9 and 30 May 2019; 19-21 August 2019; 29 May 2020 Date of orders: 4 March 2021 Decision date: 04 March 2021 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Walton J Decision: The Court makes the following orders: (1) Judgment for the defendant. (2) The plaintiff's further amended statement of claim is dismissed. (3) The plaintiff to pay the defendant's costs as agreed or, in default of agreement, as assessed. Catchwords: TORTS – further amended statement of claim – malicious prosecution – the identity of prosecutor – reasonable and probable cause – malice – false imprisonment – damages – orders Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) Crimes Act 1914 (Cth) Crimes (Domestic and Personal Violence) Act 2007 (NSW) Director of Public Prosecutions Act 1986 (NSW) Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) Police Act 1990 (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) Cases Cited: A v State of New South Wales (2007) 230 CLR 500; [2007] HCA 10 Bailey v Director General of Natural Resources [2014] NSWSC 1012 Beckett v New South Wales (2013) 248 CLR 432; [2013] HCA 17 Beckett v State of New South Wales [2015] NSWSC 1017 Briginshaw v Briginshaw (1938) 60 CLR 336 Clavel v Savage [2013] NSWSC 775 Clyne v State of New South Wales (No 1) [2011] NSWSC 629 Commonwealth of Australia v Fernando (2012) 200 FCR 1; [2012] FCAFC 18 Cowell v Corrective Services Commission (NSW) (1988) 13 NSWLR 714 Daniels v Telfer (1933) 34 SR (NSW) 99 Davis v Gell (1924) 35 CLR 275; [1924] HCA 56 Edwards v Commissioner for Fair Trading, Department of Finance, Services and Innovation [2019] NSWCATAP 208 Edwards v Department of Fair Trading [2019] NSWCATOD 5 Enzed Holdings Ltd v Wynthea Pty Ltd (1984) 57 ALR 167 Fernando v Commonwealth of Australia (No 4) [2010] FCA 1475 Gillies v State of New South Wales (No 2) [2014] NSWSC 1598 Hamilton v State of New South Wales (No 13) [2016] NSWSC 1311 Hamod v New South Wales [2011] NSWCA 375 Hamod v State of NSW [2007] NSWSC 600 HD v State of New South Wales [2016] NSWCA 85 Herniman v Smith [1938] AC 305 Ho v Powell (2001) 51 NSWLR 572 Holgate-Mohammed v Duke [1984] AC 437 Hyder v The Commonwealth (2012) 217 A Crim R 571; [2012] NSWCA 336 Landini v State of New South Wales [2008] NSWSC 1280 Luxton v Vines (1952) 85 CLR 352; [1952] HCA 19 McCrohon v Harith [2010] NSWCA 67 Mohamed Amin v Jogendra Bannerjee [1947] AC 322 Mulcahy v The Queen [2012] ACTCA 3 Mutton v Baker [2014] VSCA 43 Neat Holdings Pty Ltd v Karajan Holdings Pty Ltd (1992) 67 ALJR 170 at 171 New South Wales v Cuthbertson [2018] NSWCA 320 New South Wales v Delly [2007] NSWCA 303 New South Wales v Robinson (2019) 266 CLR 619 [2019] HCA 46 New South Wales v Zreika [2012] NSWCA 37 Oran Park Motor Sport Pty Ltd v Fleissig [2002] NSWCA 371 R v Rondo (2001) 126 A Crim R 562; [2001] NSWCCA 540 R v The Associated Northern Collieries (1910) 11 CLR 738 Robinson v State of New South Wales [2018] NSWCA 231 Ruddock v Taylor (2005) 222 CLR 612; [2005] HCA 48 Saad v State of New South Wales; Saad v State of New South Wales [2016] NSWSC 1247 Savile v Roberts (1698) 19 ER 1147 Shahade v Bischoff [2015] NSWCA 418 State of New South Wales v Hathaway [2010] NSWCA 184 State of New South Wales v Landini [2010] NSWCA 157 State of New South Wales v Randall [2017] NSWCA 88 State of New South Wales v Robinson (2019) 266 CLR 619; [2019] HCA 46 State of New South Wales v Zreika [2012] NSWCA 37 State of NSW v Hathaway [2010] NSWCA 184 The Queen v Falzon (2018) 264 CLR 361; [2018] HCA 29 Thomas v State of New South Wales (2008) 74 NSWLR 34 Uren v John Fairfax & Sons (1966) 117 CLR 118 Uszok v Henley Properties (NSW) Pty Ltd [2007] NSWCA 31 Watson v Marshall (1971) 124 CLR 621; [1971] HCA 33 Wilkie v The Commonwealth (2017) 263 CLR 487; [2017] HCA 40 Williams v The Queen (1986) 161 CLR 278; [1986] HCA 88 Wood v State of New South Wales [2018] NSWSC 1247 XL Petroleum (NSW) Proprietary Limited v Caltex Oil (Australia) Proprietary Limited (1985) 155 CLR 448 Zaravinos v New South Wales (2004) 62 NSWLR 58 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Matthew Edwards (Plaintiff) State of New South Wales (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: J Cohen (Plaintiff) A N Williams with T Buterin (Defendant)