Burton v State of New South Wales [2024] NSWDC 314

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Burton v State of New South Wales [2024] NSWDC 314 Hearing dates: 29 July 2024 Date of orders: 30 July 2024 Decision date: 30 July 2024 Jurisdiction: Civil Before: Acting Judge Levy SC Decision: 1. Pursuant to r 13.4 of the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) the plaintiff's proceedings are dismissed; 2. The plaintiff is to pay the defendant's costs on the ordinary basis unless otherwise ordered; 3. Liberty to apply on 7 days' notice if further or other orders are required. Catchwords: TORTS – claims by plaintiff of malicious prosecution – whether prosecution was a collateral abuse of process lacking reasonable or probable cause; CIVIL PROCEDURE – dismissal of plaintiff's proceedings pursuant to UCPR r 13.4 - following determination of issues in prior proceedings - res judicata – Anshum estoppel – rejection of plaintiff's application to file an amended statement of claim as an abuse of process in circumstances where the grant of such an application would permit the possibility of inconsistent judgments bringing the proper administration of justice into disrepute Legislation Cited: Children and Young Persons Care and Protection Act 1998 (NSW), s 105 Court Suppression and Non-Publication Orders Act 2010 (NSW), s 7 Crown Proceedings Act 1988 (NSW), s 5 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), r 13.4, r 14.28 Cases Cited: A v State of New South Wales (2007) 230 CLR 500; [2007] HCA 10 Burton v Babb [2023] NSWCA 242 Burton v Babb [2023] NSWDC 103 Burton v Director of Public Prosecutions [2024] NSWSC 863 Burton v Local Court of New South Wales [2019] NSWSC 191 Burton v Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions [2019] NSWCA 245 Burton v Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions [2019] NSWDC 120 Burton v Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions [2019] NSWDC 120 Henderson v Henderson (1843) 3 Hare 115; 67 E.R. 319 Melbourne Port Authority v Anshun Pty Ltd (1981) 1447 CLR 589 Re Christoper [2017] NSWSC 318; Re Christoper [2017] NSWSC 318 Reichel v McGrath (1899) 14 AC 665 Rippon v Chilcotin Pty Ltd [2001] NSWLR 198; [2001] NSWCA 142 Secretary, Department of Communities and Justice v Paul Robert Burton [2021] NSWSC 1285 Walton v Gardiner (1993) 177 CLR 378; [1993] HCA 77 Category: Procedural rulings Parties: Paul Robert Burton (Plaintiff in person) State of New South Wales (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: Mr G Bateman (Defendant) Solicitors: Crown Solicitor for New South Wales (Defendant) File Number(s): 2023/452883 Publication restriction: None