Mikic v Local Court of NSW & Anor [2013] NSWSC 334

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Mikic v Local Court of NSW & Anor [2013] NSWSC 334 Hearing dates: 4 April 2013 Decision date: 05 April 2013 Jurisdiction: Common Law - Criminal Before: Beech-Jones J Decision: Summons dismissed with costs. Catchwords: Particulars - assault occasioning actual bodily harm - necessary to particularise acts causing harm - latent duplicity or ambiguity. Legislation Cited: - Crimes Act 1990 - s 59(1) - Criminal Procedure Act 1986 - s 175(3) - Supreme Court Act 1970 - s 69 Cases Cited: - B v R [2008] NSWCCA 85, 76 NSWLR 533 - Hannes v Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) (No 2) [2006] NSWCCA 373, 165 A Crim R 151 - Johnson v Miller (1947) 59 CLR 467 - Knaggs v Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) [2007] NSWCA 83, 170 A Crim R 366 - R v Kelly (unrep, Handley JA, Hope JA and Smart J) 18 February 1992 - Stanton v Abernathy (1990) 19 NSWLR 656 - Walsh v Tattersall [1996] HCA 26, 188 CLR 77 Category: Interlocutory applications Parties: Milan Mikic (Plaintiff) Local Court of New South Wales (First Defendant) Director of Public Prosecutions (Second Defendant) Representation: Counsel: J. Pappas (Plaintiff) L.D. Fraser (Sol) (First Defendant) Ms A. Mitchelmore (Second Defendant) Solicitors: Ben Aulich & Assoc (Plaintiff) Crown Solicitor (First Defendant) Office of Director of Public Prosecutions (Second Defendant) File Number(s): 2012/357367