Zreika v State of New South Wales [2011] NSWDC 67

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Zreika v State of New South Wales [2011] NSWDC 67 Hearing dates: 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 21, 22, 31 March 2011, last written submissions received 19 April 2011 Decision date: 01 July 2011 Jurisdiction: Civil Before: Judge Walmsley SC Decision: Judgment for the plaintiff Catchwords: Wrongful arrest- assault by police- malicious prosecution- police failed to provide defence with exculpatory evidence- police prepared misleading facts sheet- maintained unmeritorious prosecution- damages awarded against police- aggravated and punitive damages Legislation Cited: Bail Act 1978 (NSW), s 9D Civil Liability Act 2002 (NSW) Director of Public Prosecutions Act 1986 (NSW), s 15A Evidence Act 1995 (NSW), ss 114, 115 Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002 (NSW), ss 99 (3), 231 Law Reform (Vicarious Liability) Act 1983 (NSW), Part 4 Cases Cited: A v New South Wales (2007) 230 CLR 500 Adams v Kennedy [2000] NSWCA 152 Alexander v The Queen (1980-1) 145 CLR 395 Allied Pastoral Holdings Pty Limited v Commissioner of Taxation (1983) 1 NSWLR 17-18 Aslett v The Queen [2009] NSWCCA 188 Austin v Dowling L.R 5 C.P.534 Briginshaw v Briginshaw (1938) 60 CLR 336 Browne v Dunn (1893) 6 R 67 Brown v Hawkes (1891) 60 LJQB 332 Cannon v Rochford & Ors [2002] VSCA 84 Clark v Molyneux (1877) 3 QBD 237 Clyne v The New South Wales Bar Association (1960) 104 CLR 186 Coyle v New South Wales [2006] NSWCA 95 Diamond v Minter [1941] 1 KB 656 Festa v The Queen (2001) 208 CLR 593 Fox v Wood (1981) 148 CLR 438 George v Rocket (1990) 170 CLR 104 Gianoutsos v Glykis [2006] NSWCCA 137 Glinski v McIver [1962] AC 726 Gray v Motor Accident Commission (1980) 196 CLR 1 Hathaway v New South Wales [2009] NSWSC 116 Hunter Area Health Service and Anor v Presland [2005] NSWCA 33 Hussien v Chong Fook Kam [1970] AC 942 Liesbosch, Dredger v Edison,S.S. (Owners) [1933] AC 449 Lye v New South Wales [2005] NSWCA 282 Jones v Dunkel (1959) 101 CLR 298 Meering v Graham-White Aviation Co (1920) 122 LT 44 Mitchell v Heine (1938) 38 SR(NSW) 464 Nye v State of New South Wales (2004) Aust Torts Reports 81 O'Hara v Chief Constable of RUC [1997] AC 286 R v Jovanovic (1997) 42 NSWLR 520 Rapley v Rapley (1930) 30 SR (NSW) 94 Roberts v Bass (2002) 212 CLR 1 Ruddock & Ors v Taylor (2003) 58 NSWLR 269 Skrijel v Mengler & Ors [2003] VSC 270 Spautz v Butterworth (1996) 41 NSWLR 1 State of New South Wales v Delly [2007] NSWCA 303 State of New South Wales v Ibbett (2005) 65 NSWLR 168 State of New South Wales v Landini [2010] 157 State of New South Wales v Zaravinos (2004) 62 NSWLR 58 Uren v John Fairfax & Sons Pty Ltd (1996) 117 CLR 118 Vignoli v Sydney Harbour Casino [1999] NSWSC 1113 Whitbread & Anor v Rail Corporation NSW and Ors [2011] NSWCA 130 Whitehorn v The Queen (1983) 152 CLR 657 Texts Cited: Carolyn Sappideen, Prue Vines, Fleming's the Law of Torts, (10th ed, 2010) Stephen Odgers, Uniform Evidence Law, (9th ed, 2010) R P Balkin, JLR Davis, Law of Torts (4th ed, 2008) Category: Principal judgment Parties: Haysam Zreika (Plaintiff) The State of New South Wales (Defendant) Representation: Mr D Kennedy SC with Mr T Boyd (Plaintiff) Mr M Neil QC with Mr M Hutchings (Defendant) Kheir and Associates (Plaintiff) I V Knight (Defendant) File Number(s): 2008/ 319779