Clavel v Savage [2013] NSWSC 775

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Clavel v Savage [2013] NSWSC 775 Hearing dates: 25, 28 - 29 October 2010; 1 - 5, 8 - 12, 15 - 19, 22 - 26, 29 - 30 November 2010; 3, 6 - 10, 13 - 17 December 2010; 21 - 23 February 2011; 11 March 2011; 9 May 2011; 22, 24 June 2011 Decision date: 14 June 2013 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Rothman J Decision: (1)Judgment for the third defendant herein. (2)In relation to the claim against the first and second defendant, within 28 days of the date of this judgment, the plaintiffs file and serve written submissions of no more than 20 pages on what, if any, damages arose from the wrongful conduct, as defined in the reasons for judgment, and the quantum of damages, if any, that flow therefrom. (3)Within a further 28 days, the first and second defendants file and serve one set of written submissions of no more than 20 pages in response to the submissions filed by the plaintiffs pursuant to the immediately preceding order. (4)The plaintiffs shall pay the third defendant's costs of and incidental to these proceedings, as agreed or assessed. (5)Liberty is granted to the parties to apply, by email to my Associate, for any special or different order as to costs within 21 days of the date of this judgment accompanied by a written submission of no more than 3 pages, with any party affected thereby signifying, by email to my Associate, agreement or opposition thereto within a further 21 days and, to the extent that the affected party opposes any such order, that party may file a submission of no more than 3 pages to support such opposition. (6)Otherwise the proceedings are dismissed. Catchwords: TORT - malicious prosecution - collateral abuse of process - intentional infliction of emotional distress - discussion of elements and principles - application of principles to largely factual judgment - reasonable and proper cause for prosecution - malice or extraneous or improper purpose Legislation Cited: Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Crimes Act 1900 Evidence Act 1995 Cases Cited: A v State of New South Wales [2007] HCA 10; (2007) 230 CLR 500 ACN 087 528 774 Pty Ltd v Chetcuti [2008] VSCA 274 Albert v Lavin [1982] AC 546 Allsop v Allsop [1860] 157 ER 1292 Ansett Transport Industries (Operations Pty Ltd) v Australian Federation of Air Pilots [1991] 1 VR 637 Beckett v New South Wales [2013] HCA 17 Browne v Dunn (1829) 57 ER 909 Bunyan v Jordan [1937] HCA 5; (1937) 57 CLR 1 Cabassi v Villa [1940] HCA 41; (1940) 64 CLR 130 Cameron v James [1945] VLR 113 Carter v Walker [2010] VSCA 340; (2010) 32 VR 1 Collins v Wilcock [1984] 1 WLR 1172 Commonwealth Life Assurance Society Ltd v Brain [1935] HCA 30; (1935) 53 CLR 343 D'orta-Ekenaike v Victoria Legal Aid [2005] HCA 12; (2005) 223 CLR 1 Davis v Gell [1924] HCA 56; (1924) 35 CLR 275 Earnshaw v Loy (No 1) [1959] VR 248 Fabre v Arenales (1992) 27 NSWLR 437 Flower & Hart v White Industries (Qld) Pty Ltd [1999] FCA 773; (1999) 87 FCR 134 Forster v MacDonald (1995) 127 DLR (4th) 185 Giller v Procopets [2008] VSCA 236; (2008) 24 VR 1 Goldsmith v Speerings Ltd (1977) 2 All ER 566 Gollan v Nugent [1988] HCA 59; (1988) 166 CLR 18 Gregory v Portsmouth City Council [2000] UKHL 3; [2000] 1 AC 419 Hanrahan v Ainsworth (1990) 22 NSWLR 73 Herniman v Smith [1938] AC 305 Janvier v Sweeney [1919] 2 KB 316 Jones v Dunkel [1959] HCA 8; (1959) 101 CLR 298 Latham v Singleton [1981] 2 NSWLR 843 Little v Law Institute of Victoria (No 3) [1990] VR 257 Magill v Magill [2006] HCA 51; (2006) 226 CLR 551 McFadzean v Construction Forestry Mining and Energy Union [2004] VSC 289 McKernan v Fraser [1931] HCA 54; (1931) 46 CLR 343 Mogul SS v McGregor (1889) 23 QBD 598 Nationwide News Pty Ltd v Naidu; ISS Security Pty Ltd v Naidu [2007] NSWCA 377; (2008) 71 NSWLR 471 Northern Territory v Mengel [1995] HCA 65; (1995) 185 CLR 307 QIW Retailers Ltd v Felview Pty Ltd [1989] 2 Qd R 245 Quartz Hill Consolidated Mining Co v Eyre (1983) 11 QBD 674 R v Burdett (1820) 4 B & Ald 95; 106 ER 823 Re F [1990] 2 AC 1 RPS v R [2000] HCA 3; (2000) 199 CLR 620 Rookes v Barnard [1964] AC 1129 Sid Ross Agency v Actors Equity (1970) 90 WN (Part 7) (NSW) 743 Sorrell v Smith [1925] AC 700 Spautz v Gibbs (1990) 21 NSWLR 230 State of New South Wales v Hathaway [2010] NSWCA 184 Tame v New South Wales [2002] HCA 35; (2002) 211 CLR 317 Thomas v State of New South Wales (2008) 74 NSWLR 34 Trobridge v Hardy [1955] HCA 68; (1955) 94 CLR 147 Varawa v Howard Smith Co Ltd [1911] HCA 46; (1911) 13 CLR 35 Wilkinson v Downton [1897] 2 QB 57 Williams v Hursey [1959] HCA 51; (1959) 103 CLR 30 Williams v Spautz [1192] HCA 34; (1992) 174 CLR 509 Wilson v Pringle [1987] QB 237 (CA) Wiltshire v Barrett (1966) 1 QB 312 Woodley v Boyd [2001] NSWCA 35 Texts Cited: Sappideen & Vines: Fleming's The Law of Torts, 10th Ed, 2011 Law Book Co. Category: Principal judgment Parties: Jean Luc Clavel (First Plaintiff) Sarah Luc Clavel (Second Plaintiff) John Savage (First Defendant) Kim Savage (Second Defendant) The State of New South Wales (Third Defendant) Representation: Counsel: D Baran/M Eirth (Plaintiffs) Self represented (First Defendant) Self represented (Second Defendant) P W Neil SC/G Giagios (Third Defendant) Solicitors: Dorrough Smart Solicitors (Plaintiffs) Self represented (First Defendant) Self represented (Second Defendant) Crown Solicitors' Office (Third Defendant) File Number(s): 2002/69251 Publication restriction: None