Stanizzo v Fregnan; Stanizzo v Badarne; Stanizzo v NSW

• 1. Torts
  2. › Trespass to the person
  3. › Battery
  4. › Sexual assault
  5. › Assessment of truthfulness of parties
  6. › Whether primary judge's findings should be disturbed on appeal
• 1. Torts
  2. › Malicious prosecution
  3. › Who is a prosecutor
  4. › Whether person who provided statement to police in connection with criminal investigation was a prosecutor
  5. › Whether knowingly false information provided to prosecuting authority
• 1. Torts
  2. › Malicious prosecution
  3. › Reasonable and probable cause
  4. › Whether investigating police officer acted without reasonable and probable cause
  5. › Whether malice established
• 1. Appeal
  2. › Appeal by way of rehearing
  3. › Findings of fact
  4. › Constraints on appellate court making findings contrary to those of trial judge
  5. › Advantage of trial judge in assessing credibility
  6. › Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW), s 75A

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