Chapman v Dickinson [2020] NSWDC 269

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Chapman v Dickinson [2020] NSWDC 269 Hearing dates: 26, 27 and 28 May 2020 Date of orders: 29 May 2020 Decision date: 29 May 2020 Jurisdiction: Civil Before: P Taylor SC DCJ Decision: (1) Plaintiff's motion dated 20 May 2020 to strike out paragraphs of the defence is dismissed. (2) Costs of the motion reserved. (3) Leave to the defendants to file the proposed amended defence. (4) Parties to arrange a formal mediation to be conducted by 1 July 2020. (5) The second defendant's workers compensation insurer is given leave to participate in the mediation. (6) Liberty to apply in the event that a mediation with both insurers attending cannot be arranged by 1 July 2020. (7) List for mention on Friday, 3 July 2020 at 10am before P Taylor SC DCJ. Catchwords: CIVIL PROCEDURE – pleadings - striking out - related proceedings in Workers Compensation Commission – finding of no jurisdiction - issue estoppel - Anshun estoppel - abuse of process - withdrawal of admissions - jurisdiction Legislation Cited: Civil Liability Act 2002 Civil Procedure Act 2005, s 56 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005, r 6.24 Workers Compensation Act 1987 Workplace Injury Management and Workers Compensation Act 1998, s 105 Cases Cited: Amalgamated Engineering Union (Aust Section), Ex parte; Re Jackson (1937) 38 SR (NSW) 13; (1937) 55 WN (NSW) 7 Arnold v National Westminster Bank plc [1991] 2 AC 93 Attorney General For Trinidad and Tobago v Eriché [1893] AC 518 Blair v Curran (1939) 62 CLR 464 Cachia v Isaacs (1985) 3 NSWLR 366 Chapman v Dickinson [2018] NSWDC 359 Henderson v Henderson (1843) 3 Hare 100 Maurice Blackburn Cashman v Brown (2011) 242 CLR 647; [2011] HCA 22 Mulgrave Central Mill Co Ltd v Hagglunds Drives Pty Ltd [2001] QSC 040 National Transport Insurance Limited v Chapman and Patrick [2019] NSWWCCPD 54 Nominal Defendant v Gabriel (2007) 71 NSWLR 150; [2007] NSWCA 52 Pollnow v Armstrong [2000] NSWCA 245 The Star Pty Ltd v Mitchison [2017] NSWCA 149 Tomlinson v Ramsey Food Processing [2015] HCA 28 Tran v Vo [2017] NSWCA 134 Trustees for the Roman Catholic Church for the Diocese of Bathurst v Hine [2016] NSWCA 213 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 Texts Cited: Commonwealth of Australia v Cockatoo Dockyard Pty Limited [2007] HCATrans 150 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Christopher Chapman (plaintiff) Justin Dickinson (first defendant) Annette Patrick trading as White Heavy Haulage (second defendant) Representation: Counsel: Mr R Goodridge (plaintiff) Mr A J Parker (defendants)