Zadeh v The Hollard Insurance Company Pty Ltd [2022] NSWSC 345

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Zadeh v The Hollard Insurance Company Pty Ltd [2022] NSWSC 345 Hearing dates: 3 January 2022, 2 March 2022 Date of orders: 29 March 2022 Decision date: 29 March 2022 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Harrison AsJ Decision: The Court orders: (1) The summons filed 9 July 2021 is dismissed. (2) The plaintiff is to pay the defendants costs of the proceedings including the notice of motion filed 5 October 2021 and 2 November 2021. Catchwords: CIVIL PROCEDURE — Jurisdiction — Transfer from District Court — Whether appeal is competent? — Whether proceedings are an 'action' for the purposes of s 127 of the District Court Act 1973 (NSW)? — Dismissed Legislation Cited: District Court Act 1973 (NSW) ss 44, 127 Insurance Contract Act (Cth) s 60(3) Local Court Act 2007 (NSW) s 39 Uniform Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) s 56 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) r 50.12 Cases Cited: AB v State of New South Wales [2014] NSWCA 243 House v R (1936) 55 CLR 499 Kioa v West (1985) 159 CLR 550 Muldoon v Church of England Children's Homes Burwood (2011) 80 NSWLR 282 Wang v Botany View Hotel (No 4) [2019] NSWSC 1323 Wende v Horwath (NSW) Pty Ltd (2014) 86 NSWLR 674 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Parviz Haji Zadeh (Plaintiff) The Hollard Insurance Company Pty Ltd (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: J Gruzman (Defendant)