Michael Bar-Mordecai v John Bryson; Michael Bar-Mordecai v Clifford Einstein; Michael Bar-Mordecai v Paul Stein & 2 ors; Michael Bar-Mordecai v Harvey Cooper & 3 ors. [2002] NSWSC 815

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Michael Bar-Mordecai v John Bryson; Michael Bar-Mordecai v Clifford Einstein; Michael Bar-Mordecai v Paul Stein & 2 ors; Michael Bar-Mordecai v Harvey Cooper & 3 ors. [2002] NSWSC 815 FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 020205/02; 020209/02; 020229/02; 020231/02 HEARING DATE(S) : 20/08/02 JUDGMENT DATE : 6 September 2002

Michael Bar-Mordecai The Hon. Justice John Bryson The Hon. Justice Clifford Einstein The Hon. Justice Paul Stein PARTIES : The Hon. Mr Justice Charles Sheller The Hon. Justice Roger Giles His Honour Judge Harvey Cooper John Woodforde John Richards Moira Brophy JUDGMENT OF : Dowd J at 1

COUNSEL : Plaintiff: in person Defendants: I M Jackman SOLICITORS : Defendants: I V Knight, Crown Solicitor CATCHWORDS : Motion to strike out Statement of Claim - Judicial immunity - Abuse of process - Non-judicial Tribunal members' abuse of process LEGISLATION CITED : Medical Practitioners Act 1938 Bhagat v Young [2002] NSWSC 331(unreported) 24 April 2002 Darker v Chief Constable of the West Midlands Police [2000] 3 WLR 747 Haines v Australian Broadcasting Corporation (1995) 43 NSWLR 404 Hunter v Chief Constable of the West Midlands Police [1982] AC 529 CASES CITED : Rajski v Powell (1987) 11 NSWLR 522 Re East and Others; Ex Parte Nguyen (1998) 196 CLR 354 Reichel v Bishop of Oxford (1889) 14 app Cas 665 Rippon v Chilcotin 53 NSWLR 198. Wentworth v Wentworth (2001) 52 NSWLR 602 Yeldham v Rajski (1989) 18 NSW LR 48 DECISION : Statements of Claim struck out; Each of the suits dismissed; Plaintiff to pay defendants' costs