Case List/Articles/Practice Notes

Practice and Procedure

Case List/Articles/Practice Notes

February 2015

NOTE: “Text” refers to Principles of Civil Procedure in NSW, Boniface, Kumar & Legg, 2nd Ed.

Joinder of Causes of Action

Port of Melbourne Authority v Anshun Pty Ltd (1981) 147 CLR 589

Champers Life Pty Ltd v Manojlovski (2010) 75 NSWLR 245

Reasonable Prospects of Success/s.99 CPA

Degiorgio v Dunn (2005) 62 NSWLR 284

Lomoto v Able Technical Pty Ltd (2005) 63 NSWLR 300

Treadwell v Hickey [2010] NSWSC 1119 Barrett J (para 3.220, p.145 Text)

Costs – General Principles / Offers of Compromise, Calderbank

Sanderson v Blyth Theatre Co [1903] KB 533

Bullock v London General Omnibus Co [1907] 1 KB 264

Whitney v Dream Developments Pty Ltd [2013] NSWCA 188 (25 June 2013) (a decision leading to current amendments of rules relating to Offers of Compromise)

Dailhou v Kelly: State of NSW v Kelly (No.3) [2014] NSWSC 1220 (3/9/2014) Adamson J

Article: Calderbank Offers, Hon. Justice M.J. Beazley, 14-15 March 2008 (para 14.260, p.879 Text)

Amendment

AON Risk Services Australia Ltd v Australian National University (2009) 239 CLR 175

Dennis v Australian Broadcasting Corp [2008] NSWCA 37 (para 2.210, p.90 Text)

Commonwealth Bank of Australia v Susan Hannaford Pty Ltd (No.2) [2013] NSWSC 574

Default Judgment

Grimshaw v Dunbar [1953] 1 QB 408

Borowiak v Hobbs [2006] NSWSC 1089 (para 14.60, p.851 Text)

Summary Disposal

General Steel Industries Inc v Commissioner for Railways (NSW) (1964) 112 CLR 125 (at 129)

Dey v Victorian Railways Commissioners (1949) 78 CLR 62 (at 91)

Discovery/Disclosure

Waind v Hill & National Employers Mutual General Association Ltd [1978] 1 NSWLR 372 at 381 (para 11.290, p.638 Text)

Commissioner for Railways v Small (1938) 38 SR 654

Botany Bay Instrumentation & Control v Stewart [1984] 3 NSWLR 98

Attorney-General (NSW) v Chidgey (2008) NSWCCA 65 (para 11.320, p.645 Text)

Security for Costs

Idoport v National Australia Bank Ltd [2001] 1 NSWSC 744 (para 3.430, p.179 Text)

Kieren Leslie Welzel v Stephen Paul Francis [2011] NSWSC 477 (para 3.500, p.191 Text)

In the matter of Elsmore Resources Ltd [2014] NSWSC 1247 (8/9/2014)

Case Management

In detail

Practice Note SC CL 5 – Common Law Division General Case Management (commenced 29/1/2007)

Practice Note SC Eq 1 – Case management (commenced 1/8/2011)

Practice Note SC Eq 5 – Expert evidence in the Equity Division (commenced 10/8/2012)

Practice Note SC Eq 7 – Family Provision (NOTE) (commenced 12/2/2013)

Practice Note SC Eq 11 – Disclosure in the Equity Division

ADR/Mediation

Articles

Chapter 4 (Text) including:

1.  Benefits and disadvantages of ADR (Victorian Law Reform Commission, Civil Justice Review Report No 14 (2008)) p.214 (para 4.70, p.207 Text)

2.  Why we still litigate, Phillip Armstrong, (2008) 8 Pepperdine Dispute Resolution Law Journal 379 (para 4.100, p.210 Text)

3.  Why choose Mediation, Hardy S. and Rundle O. Mediation for Lawyers (CCH, 2010) Ch 1 (para 4.230, p.221 Text)

Higgins v Higgins [2002] NSWSC Austin J (para 4.290, p.227 Text)

King v Linney [2009] NSWSC 911 (2/9/2009) Harrison J

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