Hrdavec v NSW

• 1. Torts
  2. › Trespass to the person
  3. › False imprisonment
  4. › Wrongful arrest
  5. › Reasonable grounds to suspect
  6. › Whether arresting officer held genuine suspicion on reasonable grounds
  7. › Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002 (NSW), s 99
• 1. Torts
  2. › Malicious prosecution
  3. › Laying of charge
  4. › Reasonable and probable cause
  5. › Whether detective misrepresented contents of witness statements in interview
  6. › Whether malice established
  7. › Whether honest belief in guilt of person charged
• 1. Torts
  2. › Malicious prosecution
  3. › Maintenance of prosecution
  4. › Changed circumstances
  5. › Victim's withdrawal of allegation
  6. › Whether misrepresentations made to accused's barrister
  7. › Whether malice established
  8. › Whether lack of reasonable and probable cause
• 1. Appeal
  2. › Standard of appellate review
  3. › Findings of fact
  4. › Credit findings
  5. › Whether trial judge's findings glaringly improbable or contrary to compelling inferences

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