Ritson v Myers [2013] NSWCA 176

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Ritson v Myers [2013] NSWCA 176 Hearing dates: 7 June 2013 Decision date: 07 June 2013 Before: Macfarlan JA at [1] and [19]; Gleeson JA at [2] Decision: The application for leave to appeal be dismissed with costs. [Note: The Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 provide (Rule 36.11) that unless the Court otherwise orders, a judgment or order is taken to be entered when it is recorded in the Court's computerised court record system. Setting aside and variation of judgments or orders is dealt with by Rules 36.15, 36.16, 36.17 and 36.18. Parties should in particular note the time limit of fourteen days in Rule 36.16.] Catchwords: APPEAL - leave to appeal - s 556(2) Crimes Act - whether judge erred in determining that s 556(2) barred private prosecution of criminal charges Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 Crimes (Appeal and Review) Act 2001 Law Reform (Vicarious Liability) Act 1983 Cases Cited: House v The King (1936) 55 CLR 499 Knezevic v Markovic (1985) 5 FCR 219 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Brendan Ritson (Applicant) Karen Myers (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: P Barham (Applicant) M Thangaraj SC with B Haverfield (Respondent) Solicitors: Mitchell Lawyers (Applicant) Oates Legal (Respondent) File Number(s): 2012/277750 Publication restriction: No Decision under appeal Jurisdiction: 9111 Citation: Ritson v Myers [2012] NSWSC 1504 Date of Decision: 2012-09-03 00:00:00 Before: Latham J File Number(s): 2011/356598