Fell v Chenhall [2018] NSWSC 1574

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Fell v Chenhall [2018] NSWSC 1574 Hearing dates: 29 May 2018 Decision date: 22 October 2018 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Button J Decision: (1) Leave to appeal granted. (2) Appeal dismissed. (3) The plaintiff, Mr Fell, must pay the costs of the proceedings of the first defendant, Ms Chenhall. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW – appeal from the Local Court – commencement of summary proceedings – no leave of Registrar sought to file Court Attendance Notices in registry other than listed registry – whether failure to comply with rule 8.7 of the Local Court Rules 2009 (NSW) leads to invalidation of the commencement of proceedings – relevance of limitation period – appeal dismissed Legislation Cited: Crimes (Appeal and Review) Act 2001 (NSW), s 53(3)(b) Criminal Procedure Act 1986 (NSW) Local Court Act 2007 (NSW) Local Court Rules 2009 (NSW), r 8.7 Cases Cited: Blight v Inspector Barber [2007] NSWSC 448 Knaggs v Director of Public Prosecutions [2007] NSWCA 83, (2007) 170 A Crim R 366 Project Blue Sky v Australian Broadcasting Authority [1998] HCA 28; 194 CLR 355 R v Janceski [2005] NSWCCA 281, (2005) 64 NSWLR 10 Sharman v Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) [2006] NSWSC 135; (2006) 161 A Crim R 1 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Simon Mark Fell (Plaintiff) Jennifer Chenhall (First defendant) Local Court of NSW (Second defendant) Representation: Counsel: DA Buchanan SC (Plaintiff) KH Averre (First defendant)