State of New South Wales v. Koumdjiev [2005] NSWCA 247

63 NSWLR 353 Reported Decision : 155 A Crim R 186 (2005) Aust Torts Reports 81-813

New South Wales Court of Appeal

State of New South Wales v. Koumdjiev [2005] NSWCA 247 CITATION: This decision has been amended. Please see the end of the judgment for a list of the amendments.

HEARING DATE(S): 1 July 2005

JUDGMENT DATE: 22 July 2005

JUDGMENT OF: Beazley JA at 1; Hodgson JA at 2; Hislop J at 70

DECISION: Appeal dismissed with costs.

CATCHWORDS: TORT - Assault - False arrest - Arrest by police in entrance hall of apartment block - Whether police trespassing - Whether arrest lawful - PROPERTY - Tenancy in common - Whether and in what circumstances licence by one tenant in common revocable by another tenant in common.

Crimes Act 1900, ss.352, 546C LEGISLATION CITED: Intoxicated Persons Act 1979, s.5 Strata Schemes (Freehold Development) Act 1973, ss.20, 21

Annen v. Rattee [1985] 1 EGLR 136 Briginshaw v. Briginshaw (1938) 60 CLR 336 Bull v. Bull [1955] 1 QB 235 Diamond v. Minter [1941] 1 KB 655 Doe d. Aslin v. Summersett (1830) 1 B&Ad 135 Halliday v. Nevill (1984) 155 CLR 1 Hawkins v. Permarig Pty. Ltd. [2004] QCA 76 Hong v. Choo [2004] HKEC 64 Jacobs v. Seward (1872) LR 5HL 464 CASES CITED: Lippl v. Haines (1989) 18 NSWLR 620 Lotor v. Deveraux (1832) 3 B&Ad 343 Parsons v. Parsons [1983] 1 WLR 1390 Plenty v. Dillon (1991) 171 CLR 635 Robson-Paul v. Farrugia (1969) 20 CCR 820 Shaw v. Donaldson (1988) 78 ACTR 6 State of New South Wales v. Riley [2003] NSWCA 208 Thompson v. Vincent [2005] NSWCA 219 Wiltshire v. Barrett [1965] 2 AllER 271