Wayne Quirk v The State of New South Wales [2011] NSWSC 341

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Wayne Quirk v The State of New South Wales [2011] NSWSC 341 Hearing dates: Monday 4 April 2011 - Thursday 21 April 2011 Decision date: 03 June 2011 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Grove AJ Decision: (1) Judgment for the plaintiff. (2) Liberty to apply for costs orders. Catchwords: TORT - assault - malicious prosecution - false imprisonment Legislation Cited: Criminal Procedure Act 1986 Mental Health (Forensic Provisions) Act 1990 Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Act 1999 Cases Cited: Commonwealth Life Assurance Society v Smith (1938) 59 CLR 527 Covington-Thomas v Commonwealth of Australia [2007] NSWSC 779 Davis v Gell (1924) 35 CLR 275 Hathaway v State of New South Wales [2009] NSWSC 116 State of New South Wales v Hathaway [2010] NSWCA 184 State Government Insurance Commission v Oakley (1990) Aust Torts Reports 81-003 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Wayne Quirk (Plaintiff) State of New South Wales (Defendant) Representation: Counsel Mr Chris Barry QC (Plaintiff) Mr Philip Beale (Plaintiff) Mr Michael Tanevski (Plaintiff) Mr Peter Bodor QC (Defendant) Mr Matthew Hutchings (Defendant) Solicitors CMC Lawyers (Plaintiff) Crown Solicitor (Defendant) File Number(s): 2007/00293848