Aldous v State of New South Wales [2021] NSWSC 668

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Aldous v State of New South Wales [2021] NSWSC 668 Hearing dates: 1 April 2021 Date of orders: 9 June 2021 Decision date: 09 June 2021 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Harrison AsJ

The Court orders that: Decision: (1) The plaintiff's statement of claim filed 21 July 2020 is struck out. (2) The plaintiff is to pay the defendant's costs on an ordinary basis. Catchwords: CIVIL PROCEDURE – Strike out statement of claim – interpretation of deed – role of recitals – res judicata – issue estoppel Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), s 67 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), rr 13.4 14.28, 42.21 Cases Cited: Bauskias v Liew [2013] NSWCA 297 Brimson v Rocla Concrete Pipes Ltd [1982] 2 NSWLR 937 Codelfa Construction Pty Ltd v State Rail Authority of New South Wales (1982) 149 CLR 337; [1982] HCA 24 Grant v John Grant & Sons Pty Limited (1954) 91 CLR 112; 28 ALJR 217; [1954] HCA 23 Muschinski v Dodds (1985) 160 CLR 583 at 619; [1985] HCA 78 Tomlinson v Ramsey Food Processing Pty Ltd (2015) 256 CLR 507; (2015) 323 ALR 1; [2015] HCA 28 Texts Cited: Nicholas Seddon, Seddon On Deeds (2015, The Federation Press) Category: Procedural rulings Parties: Adrian Aldous (Plaintiff) State of New South Wales (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: MJ Morris SC with TM Ower (Plaintiff) MJ Gollan (Defendant)