Hage-Ali v State of New South Wales [2009] NSWDC 266

New South Wales District Court

CITATION: Hage-Ali v State of New South Wales [2009] NSWDC 266

HEARING DATE(S): 8/12/08-12/12/08, 17/12/08, 30/3/09-3/4/09, 6/4/09-7/4/09, 4/5/09, 1/7/09, 21/9/09-24/9/09

JUDGMENT DATE: 14 October 2009

JURISDICTION: Civil

JUDGMENT OF: Elkaim SC DCJ

DECISION: See paragraph 259

CATCHWORDS: Wrongful arrest - Imprisonment for collateral purpose

Civil Liability Act 2002 LEGISLATION CITED: Civil Procedure Act 2005 Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002

Andrews v New South Wales (2004) 1 DCLR 230 Container Terminals Australia Ltd v Huseyin [2008] NSWCA 320 Corby v State of New South Wales [2009] NSWDC 117 Coyle v State of New South Wales [2006] NSWCA 95 Houda v State of New South Wales [2005] NSWSC 1053 CASES CITED: Mason v Demasi [2009] NSWCA 227. New South Wales v Ibbett (2006) 229 CLR 638 New South Wales v Riley (2003) 57 NSWLR 496 Re Bolton; ex parte Beane (1987) 162 CLR 514 Sangha v Baxter [2007] NSWCA 264 Sangha v Baxter [2009] NSWCA 78 State of New South Wales v Ibbett (2005) 65 NSWLR 168

PARTIES: Iktimal Hage-Ali (Plaintiff) State of New South Wales (Defendant)

FILE NUMBER(S): 1883/07

COUNSEL: G Melick SC and J Sheller (Plaintiff) P Bodor QC and P Saidi (Defendant)

SOLICITORS: Greg Walsh Solicitor (Plaintiff) Crown Solicitor's Office (Defendant)

1. On 30 November 2006 the plaintiff was named the Young Australian of the Year for New South Wales. She was a bright young star whose luminescence was predicted to grow with the National Award on Australia Day 2007.