Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Sherrin Hire Pty Ltd v Tidd Ross Todd Ltd [2014] FCA 939 Citation: Sherrin Hire Pty Ltd v Tidd Ross Todd Ltd [2014] FCA 939
Parties: SHERRIN HIRE PTY LTD (ABN 45 007 741 942) v TIDD ROSS TODD LTD, TRT (AUST) PTY LTD, PANALAM TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED and AROTAHI TRADING LIMITED
File number: NSD 379 of 2014
Judge: EDMONDS J
Date of judgment: 2 September 2014
Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – applicant purchased elevated working platforms – elevated working platforms developed structural defects – originating application filed against architects and designers more than six years after first noticing defect – limitations period for negligence – when cause of action in negligence first accrued – application for summary judgment pursuant to s 31A of Federal Court Rules – whether no reasonable prospect of success
Legislation: Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) s 31A Limitation of Actions Act 1974 (Qld) s 10(1)(a) Limitation Act 1969 (NSW) s 14(1)(b) Federal Court Rules 2011
Cases cited: Christie v Purves & Ors [2007] NSWCA 182 cited Cyril Smith & Associates Pty Ltd v The Owners – Strata Plan No 64970 [2011] NSWCA 181 cited Dey v Victorian Railways Commissioners (1949) 78 CLR 62 cited General Steel Industries Inc v Commissioner for Railways (NSW) (1964) 112 CLR 125 cited Hawkins v Clayton (1988) 164 CLR 539 cited Pullen v Gutteridge Haskins & Davey Pty Ltd [1993] 1 VR 27 followed Spencer v The Commonwealth (2010) 241 CLR 118 cited White Industries Aust Ltd v Federal Commissioner of Taxation (2007) 160 FCR 298 cited
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