Chadwick v State of New South Wales (Amendment Application) [2022] FCA 1138

Federal Court of Australia

Chadwick v State of New South Wales (Amendment Application) [2022] FCA 1138 File number(s): NSD 1307 of 2020

Judgment of: CHEESEMAN J

Date of judgment: 27 September 2022

Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – where applicant facing a summary dismissal or alternatively strike out application seeks leave to amend concise statement through a new document entitled "points of claim" – where respondents oppose application – whether to exercise discretion for leave to amend – Held: leave to amend granted in respect of certain paragraphs, and leave to amend refused in respect of others.

Legislation: Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth), ss 31A, 37M, 37N Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth), rr 16.21, 26.01(1)

Cases cited: Allianz Australia Insurance Limited v Delor Vue Apartments CTS 39788 [2021] FCAFC 121; 287 FCR 388 Aon Risk Services Australia Ltd v Australian National University [2009] HCA 27; 239 CLR 175 Caason Investments Pty Ltd v Cao [2015] FCAFC 94; 236 FCR 322 Chandrasekaran v Commonwealth (No 3) [2020] FCA 1629 Dye v Commonwealth Securities Limited (No 2) [2010] FCAFC 118 Houston v State of New South Wales (No 2) [2021] FCA 637 Kitoko v University of Technology Sydney [2021] FCA 360 Mann v O'Neill [1997] HCA 28; 191 CLR 204 R v Skinner (1772) Lofft 54; 98 ER 529 Spencer v Commonwealth of Australia [2010] HCA 28; 241 CLR 118 Tamaya Resources Ltd (in liq) v Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu [2015] FCA 1098 Trade Practices Commission v Pioneer Concrete (Qld) Pty Ltd (1994) 52 FCR 164 Varasdi v State of Victoria [2018] FCA 1655