Hrdavec v State of New South Wales [2021] NSWSC 560

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Hrdavec v State of New South Wales [2021] NSWSC 560 Hearing dates: 13-14, 16 August 2018; 8, 12-13, 16-18 December 2019; 12 February 2020 Date of orders: 18 May 2021 Decision date: 18 May 2021 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Walton J Decision: The State shall file short minutes of order reflecting this judgment. Catchwords: TORTS – amended statement of claim – malicious prosecution – the identity of prosecutor – reasonable and probable cause – malice – false imprisonment – damages – orders Legislation Cited: Bail Act 2013 (NSW) Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) Criminal Legislation Amendment (Child Sexual Abuse) Act 2018 (NSW) Director of Public Prosecutions Act 1986 (NSW) Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act NSW 2002 (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 Berry v British Transport Commission [1962] 1 QB 306 Briginshaw v Briginshaw (1938) 60 CLR 336 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 Coyle v State of New South Wales [2006] NSWCA 95 Daniels v Telfer (1933) 34 SR (NSW) 99 Davis v Gell (1924) 35 CLR 275; [1924] HCA 56 Ea v Diaconu [2019] NSWSC 795 Ea v Diaconu [2020] NSWCA 127 Edwards v State of New South Wales [2021] NSWSC 181 Fernando v Commonwealth of Australia (No 4) [2010] FCA 1475 FP v R [2012] NSWCCA 182 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 Hill v Woollahra Municipal Council [2003] NSWCA 106 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 McDonald v Coles Myer Limited (1995) Australian Torts Report 81-361 Minister for Natural Resources v NSW Aboriginal Land Council (1987) 9 NSWLR 154 Mohamed Amin v Jogendra Bannerjee [1947] AC 322 Mutton v Baker [2014] VSCA 43 Neat Holdings Pty Ltd v Karajan Holdings Pty Ltd (1992) 67 ALJR 170 at 171 Noye v Robbins; Noye v Crimmins [2007] WASC 98 Nye v State of New South Wales [2003] NSWSC 1212 R v Rondo (2001) 126 A Crim R 562; [2001] NSWCCA 540 R v The Associated Northern Collieries (1910) 11 CLR 738 Ruddock v Taylor (2005) 222 CLR 612; [2005] HCA 48 SB v State of New South Wales [2016] NSWDC 189 Smith v State of New South Wales [2016] NSWDC 55 Spautz v Butterworth (1996) 41 NSWLR 1 State of New South Wales v Abed (2014) 246 A Crim R 549; [2014] NSWCA 419 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 Riley (2003) 57 NSWLR 496; [2003] NSWCA 208 State of New South Wales v Robinson (2019) 266 CLR 619; [2019] HCA 46 State of NSW v Delly [2007] NSWCA 303 Watson v Marshall (1971) 124 CLR 621; [1971] HCA 33 Wilkie v The Commonwealth (2017) 263 CLR 487; [2017] HCA 40 Wood v State of New South Wales [2018] NSWSC 1247 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Valentino Hrdavec (Plaintiff) State of New South Wales (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: T Molomby SC, with R Rasmussen (Plaintiff) M Spartalis with D Hume (Defendant)