Ritson v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2019] NSWSC 726

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Ritson v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2019] NSWSC 726 Hearing dates: 4 June 2019 Decision date: 17 June 2019 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: R A Hulme J Decision: Application for adjournment refused Catchwords: CIVIL PROCEDURE — interlocutory application – security for costs – application to adjourn based on pending appeal to Legal Aid Review Committee – lengthy litigation history between the parties – existence of special circumstances – adjournment refused Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), s 56 Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth), Pt VB Legal Aid Commission Act 1979 (NSW), s 57 Legal Profession Act 2004 (NSW) Local Court Act 2007 (NSW), ss 39(1), 40(2)(a) Cases Cited: Ritson v Commissioner of Police [2013] NSWSC 1396 Ritson v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales [2018] FCCA 916 Ritson v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2019] FCA 475 Ritson v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2019] NSWCA 106 Ritson v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2018] NSWSC 1999 Ritson v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force (No 2) [2019] FCA 662 Ritson v Commissioner of Police; New South Wales Police Force (No 3) [2019] FCA 853 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Brendan Ritson (Plaintiff) Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: Plaintiff (Self-represented) Mr P Afshar (Defendant)