McLachlan v Sydney Trains [2021] NSWSC 283

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: McLachlan v Sydney Trains [2021] NSWSC 283 Hearing dates: 18 February 2021 Date of orders: 25 March 2021 Decision date: 25 March 2021 Jurisdiction: Equity Before: Parker J Decision: See [112]-[115] Catchwords: CONTRACTS – formation – offer to settle workers' compensation claim – offer contained a specified deemed date of injury – purported acceptance specifying a different deemed date of injury – no contract CONTRACTS – mistake – offer based on error in calculation of whole person impairment – equitable relief – Taylor v Johnson – Harvey v Phillips Legislation Cited: Workers Compensation Act 1987 (NSW), ss 15, 65A, 66, 66A, 151G, 151H Workplace Injury Management and Workers Compensation Act 1998 (NSW), ss 78, 288 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), r 36.15 Cases Cited: Harvey v Phillips (1956) 95 CLR 235 J C Equipment Hire Pty Ltd v The Registrar of the Workers Compensation Commission of NSW (2008) 70 NSWLR 704 J C Williamson Ltd v Lukey (1931) 45 CLR 282 Jones v Dunkel (1959) 101 CLR 298 Lewis v Combell Constructions Pty Ltd (1989) 18 NSWLR 528 Neale v Gordon Lennox [1902] AC 465 New Cap Reinsurance Corporation Ltd v A E Grant [2008] NSWSC 1015 Masters v Cameron (1954) 91 CLR 353 Roach v B&W Steel Pty Ltd (1991) 23 NSWLR 110 Taylor v Johnson (1983) 151 CLR 422 Zreika v QBE Workers Compensation [2005] NSWSC 573 Texts Cited: Carter, J W, Contract Law in Australia (7th ed, 2018, LexisNexis Butterworths) Heydon, J D, M J Leeming and P G Turner, Meagher, Gummow and Lehane's Equity Doctrines and Remedies (5th ed, 2015, LexisNexis Butterworths) Category: Principal judgment Parties: Timothy Edward McLachlan (Plaintiff) Sydney Trains (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: J Dodd (Plaintiff) J Catsanos SC (Defendant)