Khanna v Woolworths Group Limited (ABN: 88 000 0146 75) (No 3) [2021] NSWDC 671

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Khanna v Woolworths Group Limited (ABN: 88 000 0146 75) (No 3) [2021] NSWDC 671 Hearing dates: 26 November 2021 Date of orders: 10 December 2021 Decision date: 10 December 2021 Jurisdiction: Civil Before: Dicker SC DCJ Decision: (1) The Notice of Motion filed on 10 November 2021 is dismissed. (2) The plaintiff is to pay the defendant's costs of the Notice of Motion filed on 10 November 2021 as agreed or assessed. Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – application by unsuccessful plaintiff to re-open the proceedings and for the court to reconsider its judgment on breach of duty of care, damages and costs – whether application falls within the slip rule – whether there is any other proper basis for the application Legislation Cited: Civil Liability Act 2002 (NSW) Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) Cases Cited: Johnston v The Greens NSW (No 2) [2021] NSWCA 291 Khanna v Woolworths Group Ltd [2021] NSWDC 427 Khanna v Woolworths Group Ltd (unreported, Dicker SC DCJ, 22 June 2021) Khanna v Woolworths Group Ltd (No 2) [2021] NSWDC 567 Majak v Rose (No 5) [2017] NSWCA 238 Newmont Yandal Operations Pty Ltd v The J Aron Corporation & The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc [2007] NSWCA 195; (2007) 70 NSWLR 411 Woodhouse v Fitzgerald (No 2) [2021] NSWCA 132 Category: Consequential orders Parties: Sanjeev Khanna (Plaintiff) Woolworths Group Limited (ABN: 88 000 0146 75) (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: In Person (Plaintiff) E Gibson (Defendant)