Wang v State of New South Wales [2014] NSWCA 373

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Wang v State of New South Wales [2014] NSWCA 373 Hearing dates: 23/10/2014 Decision date: 31 October 2014 Before: Emmett JA at [1]; Gleeson JA at [27] Decision: Application for leave 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 - application for leave to appeal - whether the primary judge's discretionary decision disclosed House v The King error

PROCEDURE - appointment of tutor, UCPR r 7.14 - whether it is in the interests of justice for the tutor to carry on proceedings without a solicitor Legislation Cited: Crown Proceedings Act 1988 (NSW) Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW), s 101(2)(e) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), r 7.14 Cases Cited: Damjanovic v Maley [2002] NSWCA 230; 55 NSWLR 149 House v The King [1936] HCA 40; 55 CLR 499 Texts Cited: Nil Category: Principal judgment Parties: Li Wang (Applicant) State of New South Wales (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: Self-represented (by her tutor Yu Liu) (Applicant) C Hodgson (Respondent) Solicitors: Self-represented (Applicant) Crown Solicitor's Office (NSW) (Respondent) File Number(s): 2014/227205 Publication restriction: Nil Decision under appeal Citation: Wang v State of New South Wales [2014] NSWSC 909 Date of Decision: 2014-07-08 00:00:00 Before: Harrison J File Number(s): 2013/128929