M v G [2016] NSWDC 454

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: M v G [2016] NSWDC 454 Hearing dates: 18 October 2016 Date of orders: 18 October 2016 Decision date: 18 October 2016 Jurisdiction: Civil Before: P Taylor SC DCJ Decision: (1) Stay the proceedings until the new law term in 2017. (2) List the proceedings for directions on Monday, 6 February 2017 at 10am before the Judicial Registrar, those directions to be informed by any material indicating the current state of any criminal proceedings against the defendant in respect of the matters the subject of these proceedings. (3) The motion is otherwise dismissed. (4) Order that costs of the motion be costs in the cause. Catchwords: CIVIL PROCEDURE — Stay of proceedings — Concurrent civil and criminal proceedings Legislation Cited: Limitation Act 1969, s 58 Limitation Amendment (Child Abuse) Act 2016 (NSW), s 6A Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005, r 13.4 Cases Cited: General Steel Industries Inc v Commissioner for Railways (NSW) (1964) 112 CLR 125 Griffin v Sogelease Australia Limited [2002] NSWCA 421 Halabi v Westpac Banking Corporation (1989) 17 NSWLR 26 Jefferson Limited v Bhetcha (1979) 1 WLR 898 McMahon v Gould (1982) 7 ACLR 202 McMaster v State of NSW; Karakizos v State of NSW; Karakizos v State of NSW [2012] NSWDC 108 Rochfort v John Fairfax & Sons Ltd [1972] 1 NSWLR 16 Wardley Australia Ltd v State of Western Australia (1992) 175 CLR 514; [1992] HCA 55 Texts Cited: Macquarie Dictionary New South Wales, Parliamentary Debates, Legislative Assembly, 16 February 2016. Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: M (plaintiff) G (defendant) Representation: Counsel: Ms L Goodchild (plaintiff) Mr P Folino-Gallo (defendant)