Gibb-Smith v State of New South Wales [2018] NSWDC 204

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Gibb-Smith v State of New South Wales [2018] NSWDC 204 Hearing dates: 4 – 7, 10 April 2017 Date of orders: 03 August 2018 Decision date: 03 August 2018 Jurisdiction: Civil Before: Neilson DCJ Decision: (1) I give verdict and judgment for the plaintiff against the defendant for $124,159.

(2) Subject to any application made to me at the time of the delivery of these reasons, I order the defendant to pay the plaintiff's costs. Catchwords: TORTS – POLICE TORTS CLAIMS – Assault and battery, false imprisonment, malicious prosecution – Compensatory and Exemplary damages – Arrest for breach of the peace – What constitutes breach of the peace Legislation Cited: Children (Community Service Orders) Act 1987 Children (Criminal Proceedings) Act 1987 Civil Liability Act 2002 Crimes Act 1900 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Crown Proceedings Act 1988 Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002 Law Reform (Vicarious Liability) Act 1983 Legal Profession Act 2004 Legal Profession Uniform Law Application Act 2014 Summary Offences Act 1988 Young Offenders Act 1997 Cases Cited: A v New South Wales [2007] HCA 10; (2007) 230 CLR 500 Amanda's On The Edge Pty Ltd v Dries [2011] NSWCA 358 Battiato v Lagana [1992] 2 Qd R 234 Briginshaw v Briginshaw (1938) 60 CLR 336 Cameron v James [1945] VLR 113 Clavel v Savage [2013] NSWSC 775 Commonwealth of Australia v McLean (unreported, NSWCA, 31 December 1996) DPP v AM [2006] NSWSC 348; 161 A Crim R 219 DPP v CAD & Ors [2003] NSWSC 196 DPP v Carr [2002] NSWSC 194; 127 A Crim R 151 DPP (NSW) v Mathews-Hunter [2014] NSWSC 843 Hamilton v State of New South Wales (No 13) [2016] NSWSC 1311 Holloway v McFeeters (1956) 94 CLR 470; [1956] HCA 25 Johnson v Phillips [1975] 3 All ER 682 Jones v Dunkel (1959) 101 CLR 298; [1959] HCA 8 Kuru v State of NSW [2008] HCA 26 Lamb v Cotogno (1987) 164 CLR 1 Manly Council v Byrnes [2004] NSWCA 123 New South Wales v Ibbett [2006] HCA 57; (2006) 229 CLR 638 Percy v DPP [1995] 3 All ER 124 Poidevin v Semaan [2013] NSWCA 334; (2013) 85 NSWLR 758 R v Howell [1982] QB 416; [1981] 3 All ER 383 R v Sanbach, ex parte Williams [1935] 2 KB 192 Rook v NSW (No 3) [2015] NSWDC 154; (2015) 21 DCLR (NSW) 204 State of NSW v Abed [2014] NSWCA 419; (2014) 246 A Crim R 549 State of NSW v Kuru [2007] NSWCA 141; (2007) Aust Torts Reports 91-893 State of NSW v Landini [2010] NSWCA 157 State of NSW v Tyszyk [2008] NSWCA 107 State of NSW v Zreika [2012] NSWCA 37 Zaravinos v State of New South Wales [2004] NSWCA 320; (2004) 62 NSWLR 58; (2004) 151 A Crim R 24 Texts Cited: Bullen & Leake & Jacob's, Precedents of Pleadings, 18th edition, Vol 1 Sappideen, Carolyn & Prue Vines, Fleming's Law of Torts, 10th edition Category: Principal judgment Parties: Riley Gibb-Smith (Plaintiff) State of New South Wales (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: Mr A Canceri (Plaintiff) Ms B Nolan (Defendant)