Key Words: Assault – battery – false imprisonment (unlawful arrest) – malicious prosecution – successful settlement Facts: HK was a young Indigenous Australian man from an island north of Darwin. He travelled to Darwin to visit family. On his way home, he went to Woolworths in Cavanagh St to purchase some alcohol. As HK was …
Key Words: Assault (including personal injury) – battery – false imprisonment – unlawful arrest – malicious prosecution – successful settlement Facts: LK was a member of the Australian Defence Force. During his free time, he and some friends went to a bar in Sydney. After failing to comply with police instructions to exit the bar, …
Key words: Assault – battery – malicious prosecution – false imprisonment – unlawful arrest – successful court action Facts: JR went to a pub with his wife. Upon arrival, he asked a male bouncer where he could purchase food, but the bouncer did not appear to understand his question. Later that evening, the same bouncer …
Key words: Assault – battery – false imprisonment (unlawful arrest) – malicious prosecution – successful court action Facts: JF, an Indigenous Australian man, was filming various events and scenery in the Wyong area. He was doing so to make a documentary to show his son, who was in the care of the Department of Community …
