El-Hadi v Australian Timbers (NSW) Pty Limited [2020] NSWSC 1501

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: El-Hadi v Australian Timbers (NSW) Pty Limited [2020] NSWSC 1501 Hearing dates: 27 October 2020 Date of orders: 27 October 2020 Decision date: 27 October 2020 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Bellew J Decision: (1) The hearing of the application for a stay of proceedings is vacated. (2) I list the hearing of the application for a stay before me on 13 November 2020. (3) I direct the defendant to file and serve a notice of motion and affidavit pursuant to r 50.16A of the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 by 3 November 2020. (4) I direct the plaintiff to file and serve any further written submissions by 6 November 2020. (5) I direct the defendant to file and serve any further written submissions in reply by 11 November 2020. (6) I fix the substantive appeal for hearing on 12 February 2021. (7) I reserve the question of costs of today. Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - Adjournment - No point of principle Legislation Cited: Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Mohamad El-Hadi – Plaintiff Australian Timbers (NSW) Pty Ltd – Defendant Representation: Counsel: A G Martin – Plaintiff J Raftery – Defendant

Solicitors: Law Society of NSW (Pro Bono Scheme) – Plaintiff Mitry Lawyers – Defendant File Number(s): 2020/255471 Publication restriction: Nil