Veolia Energy Technical Services Pty Ltd v Roads and Maritime Services [2020] NSWSC 1109

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Veolia Energy Technical Services Pty Ltd v Roads and Maritime Services [2020] NSWSC 1109 Hearing dates: 21 August 2020 Date of orders: 21 August 2020 Decision date: 21 August 2020 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: N Adams J Decision: (1) The hearing date of 12 October 2020 is vacated. (2) Each party is to pay their own costs. (3) The defendant is to file its additional lay and expert evidence on or before 13 November 2020. (4) The matter is listed for directions at 9.30am on 16 November 2020 before Lonergan J. (5) The Notice of Motion filed 1 July 2020 is stood over to 16 November 2020. Catchwords: CIVIL PROCEDURE - case management - vacation of hearing date - negligence - indemnity for claim under s 151Z(1)(d) Workers Compensation Act 1987 (NSW) -expert reports - delay Legislation Cited: Civil Liability Act 2002 (NSW), s 42, Workers Compensation Act 1987 (NSW), s151Z(1)(d) Cases Cited: Aon Risk Services Australia Ltd v The Australian National University (2009) 239 CLR 175; [2009] HCA 27 Veolia Energy Technical Services Pty Ltd v Roads and Maritime Services [2020] NSWSC 328 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Veolia Energy Technical Services Pty Ltd (Plaintiff) Roads and Maritime Services (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: Mr P Morris with Mr P Rickard (Plaintiff) Mr R Perla (Defendant)

Solicitors: Stiles Lawyers (Plaintiff) Wotton Kearney (Defendant) File Number(s): 2018/292871 Publication restriction: Nil