Spedding v State of New South Wales [2023] NSWSC 34

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Spedding v State of New South Wales [2023] NSWSC 34 Hearing dates: 12 December 2022 Date of orders: 02 February 2023 Decision date: 02 February 2023 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Harrison J Decision: See [37] Catchwords: INTEREST – interest on damages – where damages award has past and future element INTEREST – interest on damages – whether plaintiff bound to rate claimed in substantive hearing – no detrimental reliance by defendant – plaintiff not bound TORTS – malicious prosecution – misfeasance in public office – collateral abuse of power – time at which actions accrue COSTS – indemnity costs – where three offers of compromise sent by plaintiff all no less favourable – where reasonableness of first offer questioned by defendant Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) Costs in Criminal Cases Act 1967 (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) Cases Cited: Baulderstone Hornibrook v HBO & DC & Ors [2001] NSWSC 821 Beckett v State of New South Wales [2015] NSWSC 1500 Bennette v Cohen (No 2) [2009] NSWCA 162 Caine v Lumley General Insurance Ltd (No 2) [2008] NSWCA 109 Calderbank v Calderbank [1975] 3 All ER 333 Kieran Leslie Walzel & Anor v Stephen Paul Francis (2010) 77 NSWLR 92; [2010] NSWSC 75 Murray v Commonwealth of Australia (1986) 5 NSWLR 83 Spedding v New South Wales [2022] NSWSC 1627 Category: Costs Parties: William Harrie Spedding (Plaintiff) State of New South Wales (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: A Canceri with T O'Rourke (Plaintiff) A Williams with B Searson (Defendant)